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The Irish Goodbye

AUTHOR O'Neill, Heather Aimee
PUBLISHER Henry Holt & Company (09/30/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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National Bestseller
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick

In this emotionally resonant and gripping novel, three adult sisters struggle with the past as they reunite for a Thanksgiving weekend on the East End of Long Island.

It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all together at their beloved family home. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by a fatal accident on their brother Topher's boat. Now the Ryan women are back for Thanksgiving, eager to reconnect, but each carries a heavy secret. The eldest, Cait, still holding guilt for the role no one knows she played in the boat accident, rekindles a flame with her high school crush. Middle sister Alice has been thrown a curveball that threatens the career she's restarting and faces a difficult decision that may doom her marriage. And the youngest, Maggie, is finally taking the risk of bringing the woman she loves home to meet her devoutly Catholic mother.

When Cait invites a guest from their shared past to Thanksgiving dinner, old tensions boil over and new truths surface, nearly overpowering the flickering light of their family bond. Far more than a family holiday will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive one another--and themselves.

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ISBN-13: 9781250408150
ISBN-10: 1250408156
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 288
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 6.22 x 1.10 x 9.37 inches
Weight: 0.95 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Dust Cover, Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Family Life - Siblings
Fiction | Women
Fiction | Holidays
Dewey Decimal: 813.6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2025009221
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National Bestseller
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick

In this emotionally resonant and gripping novel, three adult sisters struggle with the past as they reunite for a Thanksgiving weekend on the East End of Long Island.

It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all together at their beloved family home. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by a fatal accident on their brother Topher's boat. Now the Ryan women are back for Thanksgiving, eager to reconnect, but each carries a heavy secret. The eldest, Cait, still holding guilt for the role no one knows she played in the boat accident, rekindles a flame with her high school crush. Middle sister Alice has been thrown a curveball that threatens the career she's restarting and faces a difficult decision that may doom her marriage. And the youngest, Maggie, is finally taking the risk of bringing the woman she loves home to meet her devoutly Catholic mother.

When Cait invites a guest from their shared past to Thanksgiving dinner, old tensions boil over and new truths surface, nearly overpowering the flickering light of their family bond. Far more than a family holiday will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive one another--and themselves.

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Author: O'Neill, Heather Aimee
Heather Aimee O'Neill teaches creative writing at CUNY Hunter College of New York and is the Assistant Director of the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop. She writes a book column, "Across the Page," for MTV's AfterEllen.com and lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their sons.
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