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Heather Aimee O'Neill MFA ’04 released her debut novel, The Irish Goodbye (Henry Holt) on September 30. The story follows three sisters as they return home for Thanksgiving, where they have to confront the effects of an accident that haunts their youth, and their adult lives. The novel has been selected as the October pick for the Today Show’s Read with Jenna book club.
O’Neill is also the author of two poetry collections: Memory Future (winner of the University of Southern California’s Gold Line Press Award) and Obliterations (co-authored with Jessica Piazza, published by Red Hen).