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Say Nothing
- Northern Ireland
- IRA
- The Troubles
- true crime
- Ireland
- memory
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Why I'd hand it to you
Patrick Radden Keefe begins with the 1972 abduction of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten, from her Belfast home, and follows the people connected to it through decades of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Through figures like Dolours Price and Brendan Hughes, he shows what violence cost the people who carried it out, not just their victims. It reads with real momentum while being careful and fair. Know that it is dark, violent and sad, and the cast is large if you are new to Irish history. If you want to understand the Troubles through human stories, this is a strong choice.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
- Who it's for
- Readers looking for the human side of the Troubles and can handle a dark, violent story.
- Key topics
- The Jean McConville case
- The IRA and the Troubles
- Belfast and Northern Ireland
- Memory and guilt
- Shelves
- World Affairs, History, General Nonfiction
Details
- Author
- Patrick Radden Keefe
- ASIN
- 0307279286
- On these shelves
- World Affairs History General Nonfiction
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/snot
