Say Nothing

 Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, 464 pages.

This book traces the history of The Troubles in Northern Ireland from the earliest days at the end of the 1960s through the (at time of publication) ramifications and ripples of the conflict long after it ended. Although it takes a fairly broad look at the conflict, it also focuses in specifically on IRA member Dolours Price, IRA leader turned politician Gerry Adams, and the disappearance of Jean McConville, mother of ten. 

This book is very thoroughly researched, and it feels it. Patrick Radden Keefe uses a whole lot of first person sources to make the characters feel very real and alive, while keeping the whole thing completely grounded in fact. This book is both informative and engaging, and, perhaps more than anything else, deeply sympathetic to everyone who was forced to live through this deeply horrific time. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who would like to learn more about The Troubles, and would probably also just recommend it in general. 

P.S. You can find Kathleen's review from back in 2019 here. I'm a little late to the party.