The Plan of Chicago

<p>An Irish painting contractor in a changing neighborhood struggles with the complications of befriending a Black worker. The edgy enclave he fled haunts a South Side exile upending his life. A boy who helps his father fake accidents for insurance claims reaches a turning point. A woman from a rough patch of South Shore remembers her first girlfriend. And a Census taker learns empathy as she counts people. Their lives weave through colorful gritty streets in <em>The Plan of Chicago</em> Barry Pearce's absorbing debut of heartbreaking division unexpected intersections and dim but possible dreams.</p>