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"Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" by Patrick Radden Keefe
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One night in 1972 Belfast, a widow with 10 children was carried off from her home by masked intruders. The police didn't investigate. Neighbors — even family members — shunned the children left behind. Jean McConville was never seen again.
"Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" is a gripping book not about just this individual crime, but how a revolutionary movement leads to the poisonous atmosphere that turns neighbor against neighbor.
Patrick Radden Keefe recounts the early days of the Troubles, from car rides across borders for assassinations to bombing trips to London, and then moves to the political machinations of Gerry Adams that led to the Good Friday agreement.
Ultimately, it's about the eternal story of how perpetrators and victims struggle to live shoulder-to-shoulder after "peace" is declared. It's intimate and detailed, yet sweeping and panoramic; a magnificent work of history.
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