You’d think nothing would surprise me anymore when it comes to morally bankrupt atrocities committed in the name of religion but, well, here we are again. In Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan deftly rips away the cloak of secrecy from Ireland’s Magdalen laundries, where unmarried (mostly very young) pregnant women were whisked away to convents, treated like complete dirt, had their kids stolen away from them, and forced into menial labour for the area locals.
I loved Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These. A small book that captures life in 1980s Ireland, the the pervasive influence of the Catholic Church, and the cruel treatment meted out to young unwed mothers.
I loved Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These. A small book that captures life in 1980s Ireland, the the pervasive influence of the Catholic Church, and the cruel treatment meted out to young unwed mothers.