TH Book Club: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

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Our next selection should make for great summer reading. It’s available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle and audiobook.

I propose we meet in September to discuss it. Please let me know your preferred day(s): Tues, 2 Sept; Wed, 3 Sept; Thurs, 4 Sept; Mon, 8 Sept; or Tues, 9 Sept.

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

A little more about it:

This is a non-fiction book that reads like a novel, about the abduction and murder of Jean McConville, a 38 year old widow and mother of 10, in Belfast during “The Troubles” in 1972.

Winner of the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award

One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years

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Any of those dates will work for me. Thanks Maeve.

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Great pick for the book club.
It’s an awesome book, in my top 5 of all time for non-fiction books.
And I read A LOT of non-fiction.

Patrick Radden Keefe’s other books are all wonderful–he knows how to break down big picture issues to make them interesting and understandable.

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Thanks.
I have no problem so far with any of the dates suggested. Perhaps we could set the date a bit closer to the meeting as some appointments or engagements may come up.

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That’s a very good suggestion @Newpetlover . Let’s wait until August and at that time I’ll post again to choose our meeting date.

For those reading the book, until then feel free to share any thoughts or impressions in this thread.

Last night, we saw the documentary, I, Dolours , on Tubi, free of charge. It was based on a 2010 interview with Dolours Price, a major player in this story, on the condition that it not be released until after her death. She died in 2013 at age 62. The film was released in 2018.

See the trailer here.

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Thanks for sharing. I’ll watch it after I have finished the book. Although I am starting to guess her part in the story, I don’t want to spoil the suspense.

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Good choice! I read this a few years ago but will enjoy reading it again. @Maeve Thanks for the link to the show.
Any of the suggested dates work for me.

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