The Plan of Chicago
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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 The Plan of Chicago, Barry Pearce's absorbing debut of heartbreaking division, unexpected intersections, and dim but possible dreams.
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Enumerator 1
Out of Egypt 53
Chez Whatever 74
Creatures of a Day 94
Chief O'Neill's 116
Swing Night 138
Dibs 159
Clearing 182
Lost and Found 210
Acknowledgments 235
