by Dorothy Tillman

Eddie Flynn from Brooklyn is the story of a small boy's struggle to survive in the harsh world of Red Hook in the early days of the 20th century.
For Irish immigrants, survival was a daily challenge: to stay cool in the summer in the too crowded flats; to survive the winter and the illness it inevitably brought.
For the fathers, there was the daily struggle to avoid the warmth and comfort of the saloons and bring home a full pay envelope so the rent would be paid. And for the mothers there was the e