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# Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club)

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desertcart.com: Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club): 9780802158741: Keegan, Claire: Books

Review: Better than Dickens’A Christmas Carol! - What a simple parable of a story which reminds readers of the impact of day-to-day gentle, sincere kindness. Without preaching about hypocrisy, the readers discover through the eyes, feelings, memories, fears and hopes of a man, a husband, father of 5 daughters, who has lived in his village known by all. His childhood was defined by his “fatherless” status and his mother’s dependence on a war widow’s compassion. As lacking in material surpluses as his childhood had been, Furlong has realized the value of all that he ever received particularly during preparation for Christmas season. His reflections allow him to truly remember and connect 5he longevity of values of gifts received and the impact n him, especially when he had once only remembered “that” Christmas as one delivering, not the complicated jig saw puzzle he desired, but “other” gifts. And at this age and stage, he has connected his puzzle pieces of his life solving the unspoken, disconnected, and unseen into a clear image. With his growing clarity, he begins not only to see, to witness, and to engage with the customers he has served every day of the year for decades supplying them with fuel for warmth and cooking. And when he discovers a fragile, abused, and near frozen waif of a girl, too young to be a woman, too tortured to be a child, he rescues her from the outer shed, cloaks her in his coat, and accompanies her to the convent. Rather than ignore her or abandon her, he remains present observing and waiting until she is cleaned, clothed, and fed. And as Christmas Eve arrives, he makes a final journey gathering gifts for his family and making a final decision that will impact his family, all their lives, for he has realized the gifts of a recipient of small, great things throughout his life.
Review: Small Things Like These - ACTUAL RATING: 4.75 ⭐️’s This is the third novella I’ve read, and I have to say, I have found the most powerful stories I’ve ever read in novellas. There’s something about these tiny books that packs so much meaning, and the stories are so memorable. With this story taking place in Ireland, the dialog was so unique. I enjoyed it and enjoyed the departure from “typical” dialog that I’d encounter in other books. This is a great winter/Christmas time book. I wanted to read it in the winter, but when I came across it at my library, I just couldn’t help myself. Even still, sitting down and reading it in September, I was very easily transported to the feelings of an unforgiving winter. I could foresee myself re-reading it during that time. It’s not the most uplifting book to read during Christmas time. But it encapsulates that time of year so well that I have to recommend it. There’s a bit of history that was explained in the acknowledgments that I wasn’t aware of before reading that makes the rest of the book more meaningful. I don’t want to say what it is because it’ll spoil the book itself. But if you’re unaware of the historical significance of the book beforehand, then I would recommend reading on to the acknowledgments to clear things up. Overall, I enjoyed it. I know the author has a few other well-known novellas, and I think I’ll check them out in the future.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #1,366 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Holiday Fiction (Books) #14 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books) #121 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 26,898 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than Dickens’A Christmas Carol!
*by S***F on August 19, 2025*

What a simple parable of a story which reminds readers of the impact of day-to-day gentle, sincere kindness. Without preaching about hypocrisy, the readers discover through the eyes, feelings, memories, fears and hopes of a man, a husband, father of 5 daughters, who has lived in his village known by all. His childhood was defined by his “fatherless” status and his mother’s dependence on a war widow’s compassion. As lacking in material surpluses as his childhood had been, Furlong has realized the value of all that he ever received particularly during preparation for Christmas season. His reflections allow him to truly remember and connect 5he longevity of values of gifts received and the impact n him, especially when he had once only remembered “that” Christmas as one delivering, not the complicated jig saw puzzle he desired, but “other” gifts. And at this age and stage, he has connected his puzzle pieces of his life solving the unspoken, disconnected, and unseen into a clear image. With his growing clarity, he begins not only to see, to witness, and to engage with the customers he has served every day of the year for decades supplying them with fuel for warmth and cooking. And when he discovers a fragile, abused, and near frozen waif of a girl, too young to be a woman, too tortured to be a child, he rescues her from the outer shed, cloaks her in his coat, and accompanies her to the convent. Rather than ignore her or abandon her, he remains present observing and waiting until she is cleaned, clothed, and fed. And as Christmas Eve arrives, he makes a final journey gathering gifts for his family and making a final decision that will impact his family, all their lives, for he has realized the gifts of a recipient of small, great things throughout his life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Small Things Like These
*by S***N on November 12, 2025*

ACTUAL RATING: 4.75 ⭐️’s This is the third novella I’ve read, and I have to say, I have found the most powerful stories I’ve ever read in novellas. There’s something about these tiny books that packs so much meaning, and the stories are so memorable. With this story taking place in Ireland, the dialog was so unique. I enjoyed it and enjoyed the departure from “typical” dialog that I’d encounter in other books. This is a great winter/Christmas time book. I wanted to read it in the winter, but when I came across it at my library, I just couldn’t help myself. Even still, sitting down and reading it in September, I was very easily transported to the feelings of an unforgiving winter. I could foresee myself re-reading it during that time. It’s not the most uplifting book to read during Christmas time. But it encapsulates that time of year so well that I have to recommend it. There’s a bit of history that was explained in the acknowledgments that I wasn’t aware of before reading that makes the rest of the book more meaningful. I don’t want to say what it is because it’ll spoil the book itself. But if you’re unaware of the historical significance of the book beforehand, then I would recommend reading on to the acknowledgments to clear things up. Overall, I enjoyed it. I know the author has a few other well-known novellas, and I think I’ll check them out in the future.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent
*by J***W on February 25, 2026*

This is an excellent book and very well written. I did not know that the background of laundries run be the Catholic church. Eye opening.

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