Extended Summary - Small Mercies: Based On The Book By Dennis Lehane

EXTENDED SUMMARY

SMALL MERCIES

BASED ON THE BOOK BY DENNIS LEHANE

SUMMARY WRITTEN BY: QUICK READING LIBRARY

CONTENT

The Fennessy Family and Their Struggles

The Power Struggle and Neighborhood Dynamics

Protest Planning and Rising Fear

Mary Pat’s Memories and Fears

The Mysterious Disappearance

Conflict with the Butler Crew

A Community on Edge

Confrontations and Truths Revealed

The Tragic Resolution

General Analysis and Themes

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

“Small Mercies” by Dennis Lehane is a gripping novel set in 1970s Boston, focusing on Mary Pat Fennessy, a mother living in the South Boston projects. Struggling with financial hardships and a strained relationship with her rebellious daughter, Jules, Mary Pat is thrust into a tense neighborhood divided by racial and political unrest due to the city’s desegregation efforts. As the community spirals into violence and fear, Mary Pat's search for her missing daughter reveals painful truths about family, loyalty, and the destructive power of prejudice. The novel explores themes of motherhood, grief, social conflict, and the human costs of societal divides.

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Release date

Lydbog: 16. november 2024