{"product_id":"9780008159276_say-nothing-a-true-story-of-murder-and-memory-in-northern-ireland","title":"Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow an FX TV series streaming on DISNEY+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Unquestionably one of the greatest literary achievements of the 21st century' Nick Hornby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eEmpire of Pain \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne night in December 1972, Jean McConville, a mother of ten, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. Her disappearance would haunt her orphaned children, the perpetrators of this terrible crime and a whole society in Northern Ireland for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful, scrupulously reported book, Patrick Radden Keefe offers not just a forensic account of a brutal crime but a vivid portrait of the world in which it happened. The tragedy of an entire country is captured in the spellbinding narrative of a handful of characters, presented in lyrical and unforgettable detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poem by Seamus Heaney inspires the title: ‘Whatever You Say, Say Nothing’. By defying the culture of silence, Keefe illuminates how a close-knit society fractured; how people chose sides in a conflict and turned to violence; and how, when the shooting stopped, some ex-combatants came to look back in horror at the atrocities they had committed, while others continue to advocate violence even today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSay Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e deftly weaves the stories of Jean McConville and her family with those of Dolours Price, the first woman to join the IRA as a front-line soldier, who bombed the Old Bailey when barely out of her teens; Gerry Adams, who helped bring an end to the fighting, but denied his own IRA past; Brendan Hughes, a fearsome IRA commander who turned on Adams after the peace process and broke the IRA’s code of silence; and other indelible figures. By capturing the intrigue, the drama and the profound human cost of the Troubles, the book presents a searing chronicle of the lengths that people are willing to go to in pursuit of a political ideal, and the ways in which societies mend – or don’t – in the aftermath of a long and bloody conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Radden Keefe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285345583253,"sku":"9780008159276","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008159276.jpg?v=1776992083","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008159276_say-nothing-a-true-story-of-murder-and-memory-in-northern-ireland","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}