Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (narrated by Aiden Kelly)

It 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.

Quietly profound and deeply humane, Small Things Like These Keegan captures the weight of silence and the cost of compassion in a community shaped by fear and faith. Short but powerful, it’s a story that stays with you long after it ends.

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