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A review by nicolaparty
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing and Slavery
It deals explicitly with Irish mother-and-baby homes and the cruelty and abuse inflicted towards the women and girls there. It presents a teenage mother whose baby has been taken from her. It also deals with the stigmatisation and shaming of single mothers in Ireland in the mid-20th century.