Description
Each month, we select a book to read and meet on the third Tuesday of the month to discuss our thoughts.
July's selection is Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
"Irish story writer Keegan’s gorgeously textured second novella (after Foster) centers on a family man who wants to do the right thing. It’s almost Christmas in a small town south of Dublin, Ireland, in 1985. Bighearted coal dealer Bill Furlong makes deliveries at all hours, buys dinner for his men, plays Santa Claus for the local children, and cares for his five daughters along with his wife, Eileen. Meanwhile, rumors circulate about the “training school” at a nearby convent, suggesting it’s a front for free labor by young unwed mothers to support a laundry service, but no one wants to rock the boat. When Bill is there on a delivery, a teenage girl begs him to take her with him, and he politely makes excuses." --Publisher's Weekly
This club is currently held as a hybrid meeting. Those who wish to attend online should register, and will receive the Zoom link in an email before the meeting.
For more information, contact the Adult Department staff at refdesk@schlowlibrary.org.