ALL SOULS

Abreakawaybestsellersinceitsfirstprinting,AllSoulstakesusdeepintoMichaelPatrickMacDonald'sSouthie,theproudlyinsularneighborhoodwiththehighestconcentrationofwhitepovertyinAmerica.RockedbyWhiteyBulger'scrimeschemesandbusingriots,MacDonald'sSouthieispopulatedbysharplyhewncharacterslikehisMa,aminiskirted,accordion-playingsinglemotherwhoenduresthedeathsoffourofherelevenchildren.Nearlysuffocatedbyhisgriefandhiscommunity'scodeofsilence,MacDonaldtellshisfamilystoryherewithgrittybutmovinghonesty.