Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe
From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussionsIn December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never...
Publish Date
2020
February 25
First Published in 2018
Goodreads rating
4.39
ISBN
9780008159252
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Recommendations
8
Recommendations
Mar 24, 2019
Seriously do yourself a favor and read this book. Learned more about The Troubles than I’d ever known and the story is just incredible. – sourceFeb 20, 2019
Also The Summer Book, a NYRB reissue by Tove Jansson, Say Nothing by Patrick Keefe, Lie With Me by Phillipe Besson (w Molly Ringwald translating!), also I've lately been getting drunk and telling all my friends to read the Three Body trilogy – sourceDec 30, 2019
I recommend the book ”Say nothing” about Northern Ireland and IRA. It makes fascinating reading about memories, murder, mourning and making peace. – sourceFeb 16, 2020
Just finished reading this remarkable book by @praddenkeefe. I was baffled getting this from @VeronicaSanchis as I don’t remember ever showing particular interest in the Troubles, but she obviously knows me better than I do. – source