Week 26: Small Things Like These

Written by Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These follows Bill Furlong in the days leading up to Christmas in 1985. As he's dropping off a delivery of coal at the local convent, he discovers something that haunts him. The convent is essentially a mother and baby home, one of the many notorious laundries run by the Irish Catholic church for decades. 

 

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Conversation with Mary:

https://salmaintb.podbean.com/e/june-2024-in-conversation-with-the-wonderful-mary-obrien/

Books mentioned:

Foster by Claire Keegan

The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith

Film mentioned:

Philomena