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A review by kba76
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A short yet emotional read.
The story, such as it is, focuses on Bill Furlong. A coal merchant with five daughters, he’s well-known in the village. He goes about his business, trying to do the right thing.
One morning he’s delivering coal to the convent when he comes across a sight few are meant to see - the young girls hidden away due to their situation (usually pregnancy). Though warned not to start trouble with the nuns, Bill wants to do the right thing so he takes one of the young girls home to try and offer her a better life.
Someone doing the right thing at a time when it would have been too easy to look the other way.
The story, such as it is, focuses on Bill Furlong. A coal merchant with five daughters, he’s well-known in the village. He goes about his business, trying to do the right thing.
One morning he’s delivering coal to the convent when he comes across a sight few are meant to see - the young girls hidden away due to their situation (usually pregnancy). Though warned not to start trouble with the nuns, Bill wants to do the right thing so he takes one of the young girls home to try and offer her a better life.
Someone doing the right thing at a time when it would have been too easy to look the other way.