“A story as big-hearted and quick-witted as Chicago itself—searing, dynamic and authentic.
— Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting

"What a tender big too-hearted tale Bill Hillmann has crafted in White Flight. I felt like I was between rounds with my gloves on while Bill Hillmann, my corner man, sang arias of pain and glory, telling me to brace for the next punch. A poet of the pugilistic arts, Hillmann writes of hood life with a street warrior’s soul."
— Joseph G. Peterson, author of The Perturbation of O

“Not too many books make you trade in your heart to learn what happens to the characters, but this one does—in big, visceral ways. Hillman grabs you up, hustles you off into his world. He takes you places you might want to go, and plenty you don’t.

White Flight is an urban epic tale about family, love, loss, and reward. It’s also a manual on how to beat the living shit out of someone. (As well as yourself.) From the city to the suburbs to the joint, it’s a road fraught with all life has to offer, a path that lives alongside, above, and under America’s streets of gold. The voice describing it is harrowing and horrific, deep and loving.

If you’re up for a read about real people, and your heart is stout, this book is full of flight. Hop on. Bill Hillman’s got places to go.”
— Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., author of The El and co-editor of Never Whistle at Night