TY  - GEN
AU  - Keegan, Claire.
TI  - Small things like these
SN  - 9780571368709 (paperback)
U1  - 823.081 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - Faber & Faber
KW  - Magdalen asylums
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Women
KW  - Institutional care
KW  - Conscience
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Psychological fiction
N1  - Originally published in 2021; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - Small things like these: Set in a small Irish town in 1985, this powerful novella follows Bill Furlong, a coal merchant, husband, and father who discovers a deeply disturbing secret while making a delivery to the local convent shortly before Christmas. His encounter forces him to confront the harsh reality of the Magdalene institutions and the suffering of women and girls who were placed under their control. As Bill struggles with whether to remain silent like the rest of his community or act according to his conscience, he must weigh the potential consequences for himself and his family against his sense of moral responsibility. Through Bill's quiet but courageous dilemma, Claire Keegan explores compassion, social conformity, poverty, religious authority, injustice, and the transformative power of seemingly small acts of kindness and courage
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