First published 2019
Jack Kinsella watches his cousin Charles launch a mayoral campaign that will reshape their Irish-American family forever. Uncle Jimmy orchestrates the political machine while Jack's cousins pursue their destined paths: James enters the priesthood, Phil and Charles study law, and Jack himself turns to writing after his own brief political career. Phil promises that Charles's victory will cleanse their city of corruption, but Jack refuses to join the campaign. Charles wins the mayor's office and advances to the governorship, carrying the Kinsella name to unprecedented heights. Yet as the family celebrates their political triumph, a dangerous threat emerges that could shatter their fierce loyalty and destroy everything they have built. Jack narrates this rise and potential fall of a proud New England dynasty, capturing both the ambition and vulnerability that define his relatives' quest for power.
Genres: family, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-saga, rise-and-fall
Setting: New England
Period: 20th Century
380 pages · Paperback · Cluny Media LLC