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Brooklyn
A Novel
Book • 2015
The novel tells the story of Eilis Lacey, a young woman from small-town Ireland who, in the hard years following World War II, leaves her fragile mother and charismatic sister behind to start a new life in Brooklyn.
Sponsored by an Irish priest, Eilis finds work in a department store and begins evening classes in bookkeeping.
She faces homesickness and culture shock but eventually finds love with Tony, an Italian-American.
However, devastating news from Ireland forces her to make a critical decision between her old and new lives.
The book is a quiet tour de force, exploring themes of self-determination, love, and the complexities of immigrant life.
Sponsored by an Irish priest, Eilis finds work in a department store and begins evening classes in bookkeeping.
She faces homesickness and culture shock but eventually finds love with Tony, an Italian-American.
However, devastating news from Ireland forces her to make a critical decision between her old and new lives.
The book is a quiet tour de force, exploring themes of self-determination, love, and the complexities of immigrant life.
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Mentioned by Colm Tóibín as an example of a novel where the famine is present but not explicitly mentioned.
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237. The Great Famine: The Irish Exodus to America (Ep 2)
Mencionado por Silvia Colombo ao descrever um livro que conta a história de uma menina que viaja de uma cidadezinha pequena da Irlanda para Nova York.
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Recommended as an international bestselling novel about a young woman emigrating from Ireland to the United States.
'Brooklyn' author Colm Tóibín on belonging
Mentioned by Michael Williams as a previous book by Colm Tóibín , a sequel to which is discussed in the podcast.
Read This: The Long Ireland of Colm Tóibín
