{"product_id":"the-city-below-9780395825228","title":"The City Below","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A rich, seductive meld of characters real and fictive, of history and fancy.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 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.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough 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 \u003cem\u003eMortal Friends\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFamily Trade\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarroll, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Carroll\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Washington, D.C., and ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1969. He served as a chaplain at Boston University from 1969 to 1974, then left the priesthood to become a writer. A distinguished scholar- \u003cbr\u003ein-residence at Suffolk University, he is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and a \u003cbr\u003eregular contributor to the Daily Beast. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis critically admired books include \u003ci\u003ePracticing Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e, the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eAn American Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of War\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the first PEN\/Galbraith Award, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eConstantine's Sword\u003c\/i\u003e, now an acclaimed documentary. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834679197970,"sku":"9780395825228","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57e373b0-175c-422b-9d83-fa9b7f53fbed.jpg?v=1767099693","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-city-below-9780395825228","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}