Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go. Arriving in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has sacrificed.
With this elating and humane novel, Colm Tóibín has produced a masterwork * Sunday Times *
The most compelling and moving portrait of a young woman I have read in a long time -- Zoë Heller * Guardian, Books of the Year *
A work of such skill, understatement and sly jewelled merriment could haunt your life -- Ali Smith * TLS, Books of the Year *
Suffused with humane depth, funny, affecting, deftly plotted.. a novel of magnificent accomplishment -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times, Novel of the Year *
The most compelling and moving portrait of a young woman I have read in a long time -- Zoë Heller * Guardian, Books of the Year *
A work of such skill, understatement and sly jewelled merriment could haunt your life -- Ali Smith * TLS, Books of the Year *
Suffused with humane depth, funny, affecting, deftly plotted.. a novel of magnificent accomplishment -- Peter Kemp * Sunday Times, Novel of the Year *
Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of nine novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The Testament of Mary and Nora Webster and, most recently, House of Names. His work has been shortlisted for the Booker three times, won the Costa Novel Award and the Impac Award. He has also published two collections of stories and many works of non-fiction. He lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241972700 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241972701 |
| Title | Brooklyn |
| Author | Colm T Ib N |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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