A guided tour of the ethnic enclaves of South Brooklyn - not Spike Lee or Matty Rich's Brooklyn, but a counterpoint, where the hangers-on continue to 'do business' while defending their shrinking borders. Heart of the Old Country offers an honest, unromantic look at Brooklyn's underclass and the novel's dark, politically incorrect humour reflects the attitudes of these 'old-country' inhabitants with unencumbered truthfulness and deep affection. AVAILABLE NOW

Author Biography

Tim McLoughlin was born and raised in Brooklyn. His debut novel, Heart of the Old Country (Akashic), was hailed as reminiscent of James T. Farrell's Studs Lonigan and George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris. He was editor of Brooklyn Noir, first in the Akashic Noir Series, as well as Brooklyn Noir 2 and Brooklyn Noir 3.