Small Things Like These

by Claire Keegan

Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These was spectacular, quietly powerful, deeply affecting, and beautifully written. I was struck by how much emotion and tension were packed into such a short novel. The story unfolds with a slow, deliberate rhythm that mirrors the weight of memory and moral reckoning, and I found myself both hopeful and frightened by the choices the characters face. Knowing it’s rooted in real historical injustices made it all the more unsettling. It’s a book that lingers.