Say Nothing

 Patrick Radden Keefe, “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and  Memory In Northern Ireland, Double Day, 2019, 253  pp plus 74 pages of notes

In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old Mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders and never seen again.  Her abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as the Troubles.  Everyone knew the IRA was responsible but no one would speak of it. 

This book covers four decades of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.  Depicted are the key figures like Gerry Adams, Jean McConville, Dolours Price, and Brendan Hughes as well as the Belfast Tapes. 

As I am Irish I was particularly intrigued by this book and found it well worth reading.  It is very thought-provoking and makes you wonder what you would do in similar circumstances.