Fall Book Selection: Small Things Like These (2021) (2022)
by Claire Keegan
Sunday, October 22, 2023
7 pm to 8:30 pm
Private Home in Scarsdale

Please RSVP to let us know you will be participating and to be notified of the address.

Shortlisted for 2022 Booker Prize, Small Things Like These tells the tale of an Irish coal merchant living in a small Irish town, who is forced to confront the horror of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries. “From the elements of this simple existence in an inconsequential town, Keegan has carved out a profoundly moving and universal story. There’s nothing preachy here, just the strange joy and anxiety of firmly resisting cruelty.” Washington Post Review, 12/7/21. Although short (128 pages!), this beautifully told story presents numerous opportunities for discussion both about an individual’s conscience and the responsibility of an entire community.  

Bronx River Books in Scarsdale Village is offering a 10% discount on the purchase of the book when you mention you are participating in the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale Book Club.