Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeWINNER: ORWELL PRIZE POLITICAL FICTION 2019 Written by New Yorker contributor Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing is a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions In 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 saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most

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This extraordinary novel is the fruit of a seed planted when the novelist Colum McCann met the real Bassam and Rami on a trip with the non-profit organization Narrative 4

ideas and beliefs

returns as a spectre to punish her mother

If she refuses to play her part she will

in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find they can't

friendship and love

This extraordinary novel is about Africa in a wider sense

What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone to a mysterious country

A young woman sets out on a journey to understand her own identity in a post-apocalyptic Ireland

and a struggle for survival ensuing