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

Duration
24min
Language
English
Format
Category

Personal Development

SUMMARY

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE

BASED ON THE BOOK BY CLAIRE KEEGAN

SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: LIBRARY OF STORIES

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.

© 2025 Library Of Stories (Audiobook): 9798347980093

Release date

Audiobook: 7 January 2025

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