The Irish Goodbye: A Read with Jenna Pick
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A #ReadWithJenna book club pick following an Irish American family with three adult sisters returning home to Long Island to face tension-filled dinners, ghosts from their pasts, and family secrets in a gripping novel full of biting wit and profound heart
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 and 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 dinner, old tensions boil over and new truths surface, nearly overpowering the flickering light of their family bond. Far more than a family reunion will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive one another--and themselves.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781250408150
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Heather Aimee O'Neill
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Published Date
- September 30, 2025
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 288
- Physical Info
- 1.1 in H x 9.37 in L x 6.22 in W (0.95 lb)

A thoughtful and compelling book about family dynamics . The things we try to bury that have a way of resurfacing. I couldn't put it down.
A great book, I can relate coming from a large family and losing a brother at a young age. Excellent writer
Just a good read on family dynamics around a holiday. Everyone is able to relate to family drama.
Excellent book, well written , keeps pulling you into the story of this family?
This is a sweet telling of the Ryan family's struggles and triumphs. The focus on honesty and openness should remind us all that family secrets rarely add anything positive to the family's history and closeness. Easy to read and hard to put down. Here, The Irish Goodbye is a lesson for not slipping out on the truth.
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