Members of a New York street gang struggle to feed their families, while a prophecy augurs doom. A dark adventure into 1919 Brooklyn. From the slums of old Irishtown to the docks of industrial Red Hook, chaos flourishes. Factions struggle for supremacy over labor in Brooklyn and to feed families where meals are hard-won. Staking claims through blood feuds, gang wars, insurmountable poverty, influenzas and mystical snowstorms. All foretold in the prophecies of the aged, unkempt augurs from the Great Hunger who'd founded this place on the windy waterfront in the 1840s. It is a tale in which many call upon the past to guide them, while others look to the future for hope. Where enormous brawls can determine power, and defiance of law can save lives. Here men are killed in the streets for breaking codes of silence, boys become Soldiers of the Dawn; and girls either marry out of the slums, or become property. Against a backdrop of ritual bareknuckle fights and incestuous love. Where the dead haunt in more than just memory, victory often comes to those with the coldest, cruelest hearts. For when dawn breaks, the darkness of the past and the light of the future clash. "Within these pages is a profound understanding that history is most present when revealed through the lives of characters in a story well-told." -- T.J. English , author of Paddy Whacked "Loingsigh has a magical gift for storytelling and Divide the Dawn Stands out by virtue of its superbly developed characters and sheer danger that haunts them. Heartrendingly tender moments with helpless 1910s personifications are juxtaposed against shocking scenes that shake their realities." -- Anticipatience Book Blog "Should be required reading for those who rail about how today's immigrants 'refuse to assimilate." --Brooklyn Rail (Exile on Bridge Street) " An original and poetic coming-of-age story. . . touches on some fascinating material." --Historical Novel Society (Light of the Diddicoy) "A grinding tale of death and survival." --Publishers Weekly (Exile on Bridge Street) "The dark and compelling Irish American gang lifestyle of the early 1900s Brooklyn pulses through this sharp, hardboiled drama." --Foreword Reviews (Light of the Diddicoy) Don't be afraid of the dark, it's there you'll find the light. From the slums of old Irishtown to the docks of industrial Red Hook, chaos flourishes. Factions struggle for supremacy over labor in Brooklyn and to feed families where meals are hard-won. Staking claims through blood feuds, gang wars, insurmountable poverty, influenzas and mystical snowstorms. All foretold in the prophecies of the aged, unkempt augurs from the Great Hunger who'd founded this place on the windy waterfront in the 1840s. It is a tale in which many call upon the past to guide them, while others look to the future for hope. Where enormous brawls can determine power, and defiance of law can save lives. Here men are killed in the streets for breaking codes of silence, boys become Soldiers of the Dawn; and girls either marry out of the slums, or become property. Against a backdrop of ritual bareknuckle fights and incestuous love. Where the dead haunt in more than just memory, victory often comes to those with the coldest, cruelest hearts. For when dawn breaks, the darkness of the past and the light of the future clash. Eamon Loingsigh (sounds like Lynch) is an acclaimed author of historical crime novels that contain elements of suspense, mystery, horror and fantasy.   In 2016 Loingsigh was named Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction shortlist. His work has been reviewed in hundreds of periodicals such as USA Today, NY Times, Publishers Weekly, Brooklyn Rail, Irish America Magazine and many more. Many of his books take place in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York where he can often be seen rummaging through Green-Wood Cemetery for ideas.