Discover The Irish Goodbye, a standalone contemporary family drama by Heather Aimee O'Neill. This heartfelt and emotionally rich novel follows three Irish American sisters as they reunite at their Long Island childhood home, where old wounds, hidden truths, and long-buried family secrets threaten to unravel everything they thought they knew about one another.

The Irish Goodbye is a standalone novel and is not part of a series.

It's been years since the Ryan sisters have gathered under one roof. Returning home should be a chance to reconnect, but every sister arrives carrying secrets she's never shared.

Cait continues to wrestle with guilt over the tragic accident that claimed their brother's life decades earlier. Alice faces an impossible decision that could cost her both her marriage and the career she's fought to rebuild. Maggie prepares to introduce the woman she loves to her deeply traditional Catholic mother, unsure how her family will respond.

As old memories resurface and an unexpected dinner guest reignites painful tensions, buried truths begin to emerge. Long-standing resentments, grief, forgiveness, and unconditional love collide in a moving story about the complicated bonds that hold families together—even when everything seems ready to fall apart.

Filled with warmth, sharp humor, emotional depth, and unforgettable characters, The Irish Goodbye is a powerful novel about healing, second chances, and finding your way back to the people who know you best.

The Irish Goodbye – A Standalone Family Drama

Perfect for fans of Ann Napolitano, Mary Beth Keane, Kristin Hannah, Fredrik Backman, J. Courtney Sullivan, and Elizabeth Berg, this emotionally compelling novel features family secrets, sibling relationships, women's fiction, Irish American family dynamics, second chances, grief, forgiveness, and hope.

Product Details

Title: The Irish Goodbye

Author: Heather Aimee O'Neill

Format: Hardcover

Series: Standalone Novel

Genre:

• Women's Fiction
• Contemporary Fiction
• Family Drama
• Literary Fiction
• Domestic Fiction

Pages: 288

Dimensions: 1.1 x 9.37 x 6.22 inches

Publication Date: September 30, 2025

Features:

• Standalone novel
• National Bestseller
• #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick
• Irish American family story
• Family secrets
• Sister relationships
• Emotional contemporary fiction
• Women's fiction
• Literary fiction
• Heartwarming and thought-provoking

Author Biography

Heather Aimee O'Neill is a poet, teacher, and the assistant director of the Sackett Street Writers' Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her wife and two sons. The Irish Goodbye is her acclaimed debut novel, praised for its emotional honesty, memorable characters, and beautifully crafted exploration of family, forgiveness, and love.