Eilis Lacey Series: Brooklyn : A Novel (Paperback)

from thornton37814

Eilis Lacey lives in a small town in Ireland. As she comes of age, there is no work to be had for her in Ireland, so with the help of a priest, it is arranged that she will move to Brooklyn to work in a department store. She's able to further her education by attending night classes. She meets a ...

from Cait86

Brooklyn is another novel on the 2009 Booker Prize Longlist, and in my opinion, it is a contender for the Shortlist, if not the prize itself. Set in 1950s Ireland, and then Brooklyn, it is the story of Eilis Lacey, a young woman trying to find her place in the world. Employment in Ireland is diff...

from DieFledermaus

Weighty subjects are broached in Colm Toibin's Brooklyn - emigration, opportunities in America, racism, class barriers, religion, love and death - but it is a very intimate, quiet book. I found it compelling and read it pretty much in one day. Eilis Lacey is a somewhat naïve girl who keeps to her...

from dmsteyn

This novel, about a young Irishwoman's experiences in her birth country and the deracination she experiences when she moves to America, touched a deep chord in me. I found the observations on home-sickness and sadness beautifully measured and assured. They reminded me of my own first experiences ...

from dmsteyn

This novel, about a young Irishwoman's experiences in her birth country and the deracination she experiences when she moves to America, touched a deep chord in me. I found the observations on home-sickness and sadness beautifully measured and assured. They reminded me of my own first experiences ...