Small Mercies

Dennis Lehane - Small Mercies

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In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of “Southie,” the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart. One night Mary Pat’s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn’t…
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J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Excellent and unflinching ... The book has all the hallmarks of Lehane at his best: a propulsive plot, a perfectly drawn cast of working-class Boston Irish characters, razor-sharp wit and a pervasive darkness through which occasional glimmers of hope peek out like snowdrops in early spring ... There is a tendency on the part of some contemporary authors to exempt their main characters from the prejudices of time and place, to make them more enlightened than they likely would have been. Lehane resists this ... Lehane masterfully conveys how the past shapes the present, lingering even after the players are gone."

Форма: роман

Оригинальное название: Small Mercies

Дата написания: 2023

Первая публикация: 2023

Язык: Английский

Лауреат: 2023 г.Немецкая криминальная премия (Лучший международный роман)
2023 г.Гран-при за детективную литературу (Зарубежный роман)
Номинант: 2024 г.Премия Барри (Лучший детективный или криминальный роман)
2024 г.Кинжалы (Золотой Кинжал)

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