Book Review: Small Things Like These
What does it mean to do the right thing? Our moral compass is a defining factor behind all the decisions which make us who we are. Growing up and living our lives, we often live with the misconception that it’s easy to do the right thing when the decision is offered to us. The truth is however, that doing the right thing is incredibly hard. The world and societies thereupon it is anything but good and the sad reality is the decency is a virtue few have the luxury of acting on when we are faced with the grim reality of things. Personally, while I like to think I have a good moral compass, I know I’ve been guilty of looking the other way in tough situations, it’s a vulnerability we all have whether we want to admit it or not. That idea is the core theme behind Claire Keegan’s highly acclaimed novel, Small Things Like These. The story of this novel is set in the small Irish town of New Ross in 1985. Our main character is a working man by the name of Bill Furlong. Workin...
