'It is, perhaps, the first authentic novel about homeless, about living below and beyond this rich city. He evokes so powerfully the stink of the present, the poignancy of the past'

Frank McCourt

'Vivid, potent, beautifully measured, and sustained by astonishingly deft description'

Maggie O'Farrell, Independent on Sunday

'A tour de-force social history of modern New York, exploring the labyrinthine netherworld of disused subway tunnels, from their creation by Irish migrant workers to their occupation by down-and-outs'

Dermot Bolger, Irish Independent

'A dazzling blend of menace and heartbreak'

New York Times Book Review