Eamon Loingsigh Standalone Novels books in order

A complete list of Eamon Loingsigh's standalone novels in publication order, including the Auld Irishtown trilogy about Brooklyn's Irish waterfront gangs and the YA novel Chin Music Rhubarb.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 An Affair of Concoctions 2009 Eamon Loingsigh Buy
2 Light of the Diddicoy 2014 Eamon Loingsigh Buy
3 Exile on Bridge Street 2016 Eamon Loingsigh Buy
4 Divide the Dawn 2020 Eamon Loingsigh Buy
5 Chin Music Rhubarb 2021 Eamon Loingsigh Buy

These are the standalone novels by Eamon Loingsigh listed in publication order. The list includes both his novella and his full-length novels across different genres.

An Affair of Concoctions (2009) is a novella and psychological thriller about a modern American man struggling with the emptiness of professional life. The next three books form the Auld Irishtown trilogy, which should be read in order: Light of the Diddicoy (2014) introduces Liam Garrity arriving alone in Brooklyn at age fourteen and falling in with the White Hand gang; Exile on Bridge Street (2016) continues the story; and Divide the Dawn (2020) closes the trilogy in 1919 Brooklyn during an influenza epidemic and erupting gang wars. The trilogy was shortlisted for the Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction.

Chin Music Rhubarb (2021) is a departure from the Brooklyn waterfront. This young adult novel is set in 1980s Florida and follows a teenager trying to make his high school baseball team, drawing on Loingsigh’s own experiences growing up in Dunedin, Florida.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Auld Irishtown trilogy about?

The Auld Irishtown trilogy (Light of the Diddicoy, Exile on Bridge Street, and Divide the Dawn) follows young Liam Garrity, a fourteen-year-old Irish immigrant who arrives in Brooklyn and falls in with the White Hand, an Irish gang that controls the waterfront. The trilogy covers the gang wars, labor struggles, and daily life of the Irish community in early twentieth-century Brooklyn.

Should the Auld Irishtown trilogy books be read in order?

Yes. Light of the Diddicoy (2014), Exile on Bridge Street (2016), and Divide the Dawn (2020) tell one continuous story following Liam Garrity and the Brooklyn waterfront gangs. Each book picks up where the last left off, so they should be read in publication order.

What is Chin Music Rhubarb about?

Chin Music Rhubarb (2021) is a young adult coming-of-age novel set in a small Florida town during the 1986-87 school year. It follows Layton O’Her as he tries to make his high school baseball team while dealing with bullying, first love, and class tensions. It is based partly on the author’s own experiences as a high school baseball player in Dunedin, Florida.

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