The City Below

A New York Times Notable Book

"A rich, seductive meld of characters real and fictive, of history and fancy." — New York Times Book Review

In 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 es...