This Side of Brightness 9781037204289 Paperback

From theNew York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author ofApeirogonandLet the Great World SpinVivid, potent, beautiful Maggie OFarrellAt the turn of the twentieth century, Nathan Walker comes to New York City to take the most dangerous job in the country: digging the tunnel far beneath the Hudson that will carry trains from Brooklyn to Manhattan. In the dark bowels of the riverbed, the workers Black, white, Irish and Italian dig together. Above ground, the men keep their distance from one another.But a dramatic accident on a bitter winters day welds a bond between Walker and his fellow workers, which will both bless and curse three generations. A love story of other times for these, our times,This Side of Brightnessis an unforgettable story of race, faith and family.Riveting and devastatingObserverMcCann writes with unusual truthfulness about poverty, degradation and loveDaily TelegraphBrilliant A dramatic memorial to the working-men who built the greatest of modern citiesFinancial Times