The Irish Goodbye

National Bestseller

Returning to their childhood family home on Long Island for a Thanksgiving weekend, three adult sisters — Cait, Alice and Maggie Ryan — are reunited after two decades of separation following a fatal boat accident involving their brother Topher. Each sister carries secrets, grief and tension: Cait is wracked by guilt from the past; Alice’s career and marriage face upheaval; and Maggie, finally ready to bring home the woman she loves, confronts their devoutly Catholic mother. Old tensions simmer as a guest from the past arrives, forcing the sisters to face long-buried truths and reckon with what family really means.

“An extraordinary book about the power of family and sisterhood . . . shows how the ripples of loss and grief can shape even our closest relationships.” — Jenna Bush Hager

“A sparkling debut… rich, compassionate… about sisterhood, marriage, grief, and forgiveness.” — Jenny Jackson

“Lovingly rendered and acutely felt… a beautiful and moving debut.” — Lynn Steger Strong