Patrick Radden Keefe: Say Nothing

Belfast, 1972: Thirty-eight year-old Jean McConnville is abducted from her home as her children watch on in horror. For years, the crime haunts her community. In Say Nothing, award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe reveals McConnville’s fate, interweaving her story with a larger account of the Troubles, the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland. The harrowing book captures not just the facts of the protracted war but also how it bred a climate of fear, secrecy, and silence. Join Keefe and journalist Alex Kotlowitz as they discuss the powerful, long-lasting effects such an atmosphere can have on both the individual and the society. This program is presented in partnership with the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. This program was recorded on October 27, 2019. See upcoming CHF events: Support CHF with a donation: Follow CHF on Twitter: Like CHF on Facebook: http://www