An exquisite winter tale of courage - and its cost, set in Catholic Ireland.
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Author
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Claire Keegan |
Availability
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Available |
GBPPrice
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10.0000 |
An exquisite winter tale of courage - and its cost, set in Catholic Ireland. \r\n\r\nIt is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season. As he does the rounds, he feels the past rising up to meet him - and encounters the complicit silences of a people controlled by the Church. \r\n\r\nThe long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.\r\n\r\n[Claire Keegan] creates luminous effects with spare material, so every line seems to be a lesson in the perfect deployment of both style and emotion.\r\nHilary Mantel