City Below The

A New York Times Notable BookA rich seductive meld of characters real and fictive of history and fancy.New York Times Book ReviewIn this compelling family saga set during a tumultuous era in Boston history 1960-1984 acclaimed author James Carroll chronicles the lives of two brothers Nick and Terry Doyle as they strive to move beyond the strictures of their working-class Charlestown neighborhood to the city below. Though one brother is drawn to the worlds of politics and real estate and the other to the underworld of organized crime their fates remain inextricably linked as each struggles to break free of the blood tie holding him captive to the past. As in his previous bestselling novels Mortal Friends and Family Trade Carroll seamlessly blends fiction and history to create a gripping tale of family bonds and ethnic violence vows and betrayals and political intrigue in the inner sanctums of both church and state.