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.
The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettab...
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.
The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster, Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.
IM SURE I AM GOING TO READ IT AGAIN (AND AGAIN). it’s a very touching and beautifully written. some sentences are pure poetry. It’s very Irish, with the classical literary beauty in depiction and also observe the characters deeply. An example, the author ...
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0 有用 SheepCounter 2025-03-30 17:55:00 湖北
严肃作家、当代、女性、读来不乏味，这几个结合在一起并不容易。作者做到了。
0 有用 momo(坏 2025-04-02 14:27:17 陕西
生活总是由这些小事组成，有的让我们开心幸福，有的让我们烦闷无聊，还有一些事，我们能感受到它蕴含着的破坏的力量，出于恐惧，我们选择忽视它，说服自己这只是无足轻重的小事，可是心底难免有另一种声音。这真的是小事吗？如果那就发生在你的母亲、你的女儿身上呢？去倾听那声音吧，这是我们成为人的瞬间。
0 有用 喵呜咦 2025-04-14 12:56:23 澳大利亚
Easy to read. I do can resonating with him, the fact that we want to do something to the community.
0 有用 水茶色 2025-03-21 05:35:39 加拿大
淡淡的，缓缓地，冬季。
0 有用 造梦机Ⅱ 2023-10-21 21:52:03 上海
它从遥远的爱尔兰的冬天一直浮动流转到我这儿 在我读到的时候，它化作一蓬雪，一支柴，一片漂流的思绪，一瞬长久而凝远的注视 混合着某个熟悉的形象，复现平静生活里的挣扎