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Brooklyn

By (author) Colm Toibin,

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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.

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SKU: 9780241972700

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ISBN: 9780241972700

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 272

Dimensions: 13 × 1.7 × 19.8 cm

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  • Paperback / softback | 272 pages
  • 13 × 1.7 × 19.8 cm | 195
  • 01 October 2015
  • Penguin Books Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • Media tie-in

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About the author

Colm Toibin

16 Published Books

Colm Toibin 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.