Brooklyn

READER RECOMMENDATION

Brooklyn by Irish author Colm Toibin opens in Southern Ireland in the eary 1950's. Eilis Lacey leaves home to discover a new life in New York. Called back to Ireland, Eilis has to choose between family responsibilites and individual freedom. Toibin's portrayal of the Irish/Italian community in Brooklyn is excellent.

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