Black Irish (39 page)

Abbie took Mills’s hand and they began walking toward the roar of the falling water.

Thanks to Linda Marrow for welcoming Absalom Kearney into the world, and Scott Waxman, for getting her there. To Asher, Delphine, and Mariekarl. And to the young men and women of Abbott Road, 1978–82.

BY STEPHAN TALTY

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Black Irish

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STEPHAN TALTY is the author of the
New York Times
bestseller
Empire of Blue Water
, as well as
Escape from the Land of Snows, The Illustrious Dead
, and
Mulatto America. Black Irish
is his first novel.

www.stephentalty.com