Brooklyn [electronic resource] : the iconic classic narrated by BAFTA and Oscar-nominated actor Saoirse Ronan
Toibin, Colm, 1955-2024
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Brooklyn: the iconic classic read by BAFTA and Oscar-nominated actor Saoirse Ronan The classic novel that inspired the major motion picture The prequel to Colm Tóibín's bestselling novel, Long Island In a small town in 1950s Ireland Eilis Lacey is one among many women of her generation who cannot find work at home. So, when a job is offered in America, she knows she must leave. Arriving, alone, at a noisy boarding house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has left behind. She is far from home - and homesick. And just as she begins to find a new way of living, and the possibility of companionship, Eilis receives tragic news which sends her back to Ireland. There she will be confronted by a terrible dilemma - between love and happiness in the land where she belongs and the promises she must keep on the far side of the ocean. '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 'Magnificent' Sunday Telegraph
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Toibin, Colm, 1955-, AuthorRonan, Saoirse, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pan Macmillan, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.
ISBN:
9781035067121
Language:
English
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BRN:
4077282
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