Summary - Small Things Like These: Based On The Book By Claire Keegan

SUMMARY

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE

BASED ON THE BOOK BY CLAIRE KEEGAN

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CONTENT

Bill Furlong's Life and Family

The Town of New Ross

The Convent and Its Secrets

Furlong's Growing Concerns

The Encounter with the Young Girl

The Mystery of the Girl's Past

Christmas and the Burden of Guilt

Confronting the Truth

The Decision to Act

General Analysis

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan is a poignant novella set in a small Irish town during the 1980s. The story follows Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, as he navigates his daily life with his wife and five daughters. However, his peaceful world is disrupted when he encounters a young girl in distress and uncovers disturbing secrets about the convent that houses troubled girls. The book explores themes of personal responsibility, morality, and social injustice, as Furlong faces a moral dilemma between remaining silent or confronting the powerful institution behind the suffering.

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Data de lançamento

Audiolivros: 7 de janeiro de 2025