Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane Summary
Overview of Small Mercies
In 1974 Boston, a mother's desperate search for her missing daughter collides with explosive racial tensions. Stephen King calls Lehane's "Small Mercies" "thought-provoking, engaging, enraging" - a masterpiece that unflinchingly confronts America's dark history of racism through one unforgettable woman's fury.
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When a Daughter Disappears in a City on Fire
The summer of 1974 sits heavy over Boston like a wet blanket nobody can kick off. Mary Pat Fennessy wakes in her Commonwealth housing project apartment to another sweltering morning, the brick walls trapping heat like an oven set on slow roast. She's a single mother working twelve-hour shifts at a nursing home, her hands permanently rough from lifting patients and changing sheets. Across the breakfast table, her seventeen-year-old daughter Jules picks at day-old bread, her tough-girl facade cracking as she talks about being forced to attend school in Roxbury-what everyone in South Boston calls "dangerous territory." When Jules doesn't come home that night, Mary Pat's world fractures. But this isn't just a story about one missing girl. It's about how an entire city's racial hatred, wrapped in the language of neighborhood loyalty and school choice, creates the conditions where children vanish and everyone pretends not to notice.
The Poison We Call Home
Violence as Community Currency
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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