A review by croscot
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

emotional informative sad fast-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

5.0

 I love books that send me on a fierce googling quest after finishing them. I didn't know about the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, and I am mortified. It's such a horrible cruel irony that places that obsessively focus on religion and "traditional family values" treat woman like absolute scum.