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Summary

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.

Duration: 27 minutes (00:27:06)
Publishing date: 2024-11-13; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

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