Broken Irish

Edward J. Delaney

This new novel by the winner of both the PEN/Winship Award and the O.Henry Prize is told in tight, intertwined, heart-wrenching chapters.

“Edward J. Delaney delicately shows how a single generation can unravel a heritage. Set on the edge of the 21st century in South Boston, Delaney's cast struggles to find their dreams in a world that's left traditions behind, and to some degree corrupted itself. An entire community is on the brink. Hope is the only hope. And faith cannot scrub the grime off its hands. With Broken Irish, Delaney delivers a gripping epic.”
— Adam Braver

978-1-933527-50-5, $18.50

About the Author

Edward J. Delaney is an award-winning author, journalist and filmmaker. He is the winner of a 2008 Literary Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the 2005 PEN/Winship Award for Fiction and a past winner of an O.Henry Prize for short story writing. His work has been included in Best American Short Stories (edited by Jane Smiley) and he has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award. He has published short stories and essays in The Atlantic Monthly. In addition to a novel, Warp & Weft and a collection of short stories, The Drowning and Other Stories, Delaney co-authored Born to Play by Boston red Sox second baseman and 2008 American League Most Valuable Player, Dustin Pedroia.

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