Jason Sullivan: 'Small Mercies' gritty new novel by Dennis Lehane
There’s a refrain that spans time and distance. When circumstances are what they are, someone will shrug and say, “It is what it is.” In Dennis Lehane’s gritty new novel
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There’s a refrain that spans time and distance. When circumstances are what they are, someone will shrug and say, “It is what it is.” In Dennis Lehane’s gritty new novel
"This book feels like one he had to write and, already slated for adaptation, you might end up watching it on a screen at some point."
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In "Small Mercies," Dennis Lehane's harsh observations are more powerful because he knows there’s more to this story, this American tragedy, than the glib satisfaction of booing at Irish American goons.
Book review: South Boston. A missing daughter, a colleague's murdered son, anti-busing protests — and the writing. It's all vintage Lehane as Mary Pat, only his second female protagonist, seeks answers and revenge.