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1. www.nytimes.com › 2023/04/24 › booksReview: ‘Small Mercies,’ by Dennis Lehane - The New York Times

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   Apr 24, 2023 · 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...

2. www.nytimes.com › 2023/05/09 › booksBook Review: ‘Small Mercies,’ by Dennis Lehane - The New York ...

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   May 9, 2023 · Lehane’s new novel, “Small Mercies,” sets a crime story against the backdrop of the city’s school busing battles of the 1970s.

3. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2023/04/24A Dennis Lehane Novel Investigates Boston ... - The New Yorker

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   Apr 17, 2023 · In “Small Mercies,” the pursuit of the truth turns a tough Southie woman’s world view inside out. Illustration by Owen Gent. For the crime novelist Dennis Lehane, southern Boston is a muse,...

4. www.npr.org › 2023/04/28 › 1172426738Dennis Lehane's 'Small Mercies' is a crime thriller ... - NPR

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   Apr 28, 2023 · While this is a timely thriller that carries a lot of emotion, memorable characters, crackling dialogue, and great action, the rampant racism and constant use of racist jokes, comments, and slurs...

5. www.nytimes.com › 1983/03/04 › movies'TENDER MERCIES,' ROBERT DUVALL AS TEXAN - The New York Times

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   Mar 4, 1983 · ''Tender Mercies'' highlights Mr. Duvall, who is so thoroughly transformed into Mac that he even walks with a Texan's rolling gait, but it also features some superb supporting performances.

   • Director: Bruce Beresford

6. www.washingtonpost.com › books › 2023/04/21Book review: "Small Mercies," by Dennis Lehane - The ...

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   Apr 21, 2023 · In ‘Small Mercies,’ Dennis Lehane takes readers back to racially tense Boston in the 70s, where a fearless mother searches for her missing daughter.

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   What is Small Mercies about?

   • In “Small Mercies,” the pursuit of the truth turns a tough Southie woman’s world view inside out. Illustration by Owen Gent For the crime novelist Dennis Lehane, southern Boston is a muse, but for his characters it’s more of a curse.

   A Dennis Lehane Novel Investigates Boston’s White Race Riots

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   What is Tender Mercies about?

   • ''Tender Mercies,'' which was written by Horton Foote and opens today at Loews Tower East and other theaters, concerns a defeated-looking drunk who shows up at a remote, ramshackle motel one day and stays. At first, he lingers because he is broke and has offered to work off his debt to the pretty proprietor, Rosa Lee (Tess Harper).

   'TENDER MERCIES,' ROBERT DUVALL AS TEXAN - The New York Times

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   Is Tender Mercies a good movie?

   • ''Tender Mercies'' is rated PG (''Parental Guidance Suggested''). It contains some strong language. TENDER MERCIES, directed by Bruce Beres ford; written by Horton Foote; director of photography, Russell Boyd; edited by William Anderson; music by various composers; produced by Philip S. Hobel; released by Universal Pictures.

   'TENDER MERCIES,' ROBERT DUVALL AS TEXAN - The New York Times

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   Is Small Mercies a good book?

   • Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city’s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.

   Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane | Goodreads

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   Apr 25, 2023 · 4.30. 49,637 ratings5,156 reviews. The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history.