Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
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Narrateur(s):
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Matthew Blaney
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Auteur(s):
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Patrick Radden Keefe
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.
"Masked intruders dragged Jean McConville, a 38-year-old widow and mother of 10, from her Belfast home in 1972. In this meticulously reported book—as finely paced as a novel—Keefe uses McConville's murder as a prism to tell the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Interviewing people on both sides of the conflict, he transforms the tragic damage and waste of the era into a searing, utterly gripping saga." —New York Times Book Review
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of human bones was discovered on a beach. McConville's children knew it was their mother when they were told a blue safety pin was attached to the dress--with so many kids, she had always kept it handy for diapers or ripped clothes.
Patrick Radden Keefe's mesmerizing book on the bitter conflict in Northern Ireland and its aftermath uses the McConville case as a starting point for the tale of a society wracked by a violent guerrilla war, a war whose consequences have never been reckoned with. The brutal violence seared not only people like the McConville children, but also I.R.A. members embittered by a peace that fell far short of the goal of a united Ireland, and left them wondering whether the killings they committed were not justified acts of war, but simple murders.
From radical and impetuous I.R.A. terrorists such as Dolours Price, who, when she was barely out of her teens, was already planting bombs in London and targeting informers for execution, to the ferocious I.R.A. mastermind known as The Dark, to the spy games and dirty schemes of the British Army, to Gerry Adams, who negotiated the peace but betrayed his hardcore comrades by denying his I.R.A. past--Say Nothing conjures a world of passion, betrayal, vengeance, and anguish.
Look for Patrick Radden Keefe's latest bestseller, Empire of Pain.
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NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE
"Resolutely humane. . .Say Nothing [has an] exacting and terrifying lucidity. . .meticulously reported. . .Keefe's narrative is an architectural feat, expertly constructed out of complex and contentious material, arranged and balanced just so. . .an absorbing drama.\ —JENNIFER SZALAI, The New York Times
"Say Nothing has lots of the qualities of good fiction. . . Keefe is a terrific storyteller. . .He brings his characters to real life. The book is cleverly structured. We follow people--victim, perpetrator, back to victim--leave them, forget about them, rejoin them decades later. It can be read as a detective story. . .What Keefe captures best, though, is the tragedy, the damage and waste, and the idea of moral injury. . .Say Nothing is an excellent account of the Troubles. —RODDY DOYLE, The New York Times Book Review
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- William Bunn
- 2020-05-04
Great read!
Very interesting. Great story, l learned about Ireland and the IRA. I enjoy books that have a good story but are based on facts.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2019-09-24
Loved it.
Couldn't stop listening. Fascinating story of how people of good intentions could be persuaded to do anything for a cause. The story of the Irish struggles and the innocent people that lost their lives because they were in the wrong place in a time of war.
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- Austin
- 2020-12-21
Expansive and personal history of the Troubles
Excellent work. The stories are well woven together to give you a good view of how the conflict started right up to the effects on the present day. The writer is a journalist by trade which definitely shows. The writing is focussed on personal histories which makes the book less dense and historical. Through the telling of multiple interwoven personal stories, the author is able to show the effect of the Troubles on a deeply personal scale as well as illustrating the broader contours of the period. This book focusses on the Republican side of the conflict with little attention paid to the Loyalist side, so you should probably look elsewhere for a recounting of that topic. I did find the book started a little slowly, but once I got into it I could not stop listening.
The narrator does a very good job as well. I cannot imagine this book read in anything other than a North Irish accent, and he remains engaging throughout, giving more passionate intonations when appropriate as well as more somber. His performance is great and matches the quality of the writing.
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- edmond
- 2021-04-18
An Eye-Opener
Truly a remarkable book about the Troubles period in Northern Ireland. Kudos to Mr. Keefe!
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- Megan P
- 2021-12-03
A hundred people pushing a boat offshore...
this is a wonderful listen if you're into the history of the Irish Republican Army and The Troubles. It takes one particular crime committed during The Troubles and spirals out from there with the domino effect created by that crime. I cried at the end and I wish that the English just would have left the Irish alone.
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- Brian Dooley
- 2023-02-21
loved it
best book I've read in years!! very biased and true account of the troubles
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- Kate Greenaway
- 2024-10-30
Riveting view of the history of Northern Ireland
I love this book. Although at times it was grueling. This detailed account of the Troubles was beautifully written and narrated. I learned a lot and gained a huge appreciation for the complexity of the situation in northern Ireland. Highly recommended, especially to anyone planning to travel there.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-06-22
There are no winners in this conflict.
I have been to Belfast, and have listened to the stories of the "troubles". This fills in some of the blanks I always had.
Even today, Belfast I'd s city devided.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2021-03-05
An honest and heart breaking account
It was hard to stop listening, and at times, unbelievable and shocking in it’s reality. One minute you are so angry at an individual, then the next you are empathizing their fight and humbled by their humanity, then once again throw your hands up in frustration.
The narrator is perfect for this telling. Loved this book.
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- Bruce Chapman
- 2020-02-25
Captured the darkness of the period
I got this book because I had little knowledge of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. This book reads like a history of the IRA and many of its soldiers from the late sixties on. It is not a well rounded give all the sides history. That being said, it does a tremendous job of revealing the motivations, tactics, internal difference, etc within the IRA. It also reveals the toughness of every day life for the Catholic citizens under these warlike circumstances. It does not pull punches about the internal conflicts of the IRA. To top it off, it is very well written and exceptionally well read, keeping the listener engaged throughout.
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