The Irish Goodbye

Heather Aimee O'Neill

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MANTLE
30 September 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction: special features

Three adult sisters reunited at their childhood home must confront a shared tragedy in The Irish Goodbye - the devastatingly beautiful debut novel from Heather Aimee O'Neill.

It's been years since the three Ryan sisters were all home together at their family's beloved house on Long Island. Two decades ago, their lives were upended by a tragic accident on their brother Topher's boat that drove him to suicide. Now, the Ryan women are back for Thanksgiving, but each carries a heavy secret.

The eldest, Cait, is still holding guilt for the role no one knows she played in the boat accident, when she rekindles a flame with her high school crush, Topher's best friend. Middle sister, Alice, has been thrown a curveball threatening her career and, potentially, her marriage. And the youngest, Maggie, is finally taking the risk to bring the woman she loves home to her devoutly Catholic mother.

When Cait invites a guest to Thanksgiving dinner, old tensions boil over and new truths surface. Far more than a family holiday will be ruined unless the sisters can find a way to forgive themselves - and each other.

By: Heather Aimee O'Neill
Imprint: MANTLE
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781035074570
ISBN 10: 1035074575
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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 lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their sons.

Reviews for The Irish Goodbye

The Irish Goodbye has it all: a lovable cast of complex characters; forbidden affairs; a stately, crumbling beach house; a doomed sailboat; long-suppressed family secrets; and one pressure-cooker of a holiday weekend. Above all, this finely-crafted novel explores what it means to be a family, and what we owe each other and ourselves -- Amy Shearn, author of <i>The Mermaid of Brooklyn</i> A sparkling debut, The Irish Goodbye is a rich, compassionate novel about sisterhood, marriage, grief, and forgiveness -- Jenny Jackson, author of <i>Pineapple Street</i>