It is Enniscorthy in the southeast of Ireland in the early 1950s. Eilis Lacey is one among many of her generation who cannot find work at home. Thus when a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving her family and country, Eilis heads for unfamiliar Brooklyn, and to a crowded boarding house where the landlady's intense scrutiny and the small jealousies of her fellow residents only deepen her isolation.
Slowly, however, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life - until she begins to realize that she has found a sort of happiness. As she falls in love, news comes from home that forces her back to Enniscorthy, not to the constrictions of her old life, but to new possibilities which conflict deeply with the life she has left behind in Brooklyn.
In the quiet character of Eilis Lacey, Colm Tóibín has created one of fiction's most memorable heroines and in Brooklyn, a luminous novel of devastating power. Tóibín demonstrates once again his astonishing range and that he is a true master of nuanced prose, emotional depth, and narrative virtuosity.
Slowly, however, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life - until she begins to realize that she has found a sort of happiness. As she falls in love, news comes from home that forces her back to Enniscorthy, not to the constrictions of her old life, but to new possibilities which conflict deeply with the life she has left behind in Brooklyn.
In the quiet character of Eilis Lacey, Colm Tóibín has created one of fiction's most memorable heroines and in Brooklyn, a luminous novel of devastating power. Tóibín demonstrates once again his astonishing range and that he is a true master of nuanced prose, emotional depth, and narrative virtuosity.
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Hardback Editions
July 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Brooklyn (Platinum Readers Circle (Center Point)) Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-60285-530-7 / 9781602855304 (USA edition) Publisher: Center Point Pub Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 0-7710-8536-2 / 978-0-7710-8536-9 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Mcclelland & Stewart Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Brooklyn: A Novel Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4391-3831-1 / 978-1-4391-3831-1 Publisher: Scribner Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4391-4982-8 / 978-1-4391-4982-9 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 0-670-91812-1 / 978-0-670-91812-6 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1969 : Hardback
| Title: Brooklyn: A Novel Author(s): Colm Toibin Publisher: McClelland Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 0-7710-8539-7 / 978-0-7710-8539-0 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Emblem Editions Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
March 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Tóibín ISBN: 0-14-104174-9 / 978-0-14-104174-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2010 : Perfect Paperback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 0-14-104776-3 / 978-0-14-104776-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4391-4895-3 / 978-1-4391-4895-2 Publisher: Scribner Book Company Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 0-670-91813-X / 978-0-670-91813-3 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
May 2009 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4332-9187-8 / 978-1-4332-9187-6 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4332-9188-6 / 978-1-4332-9188-3 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4332-9190-8 / 978-1-4332-9190-6 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : MP3 CD
| Title: Brooklyn Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4332-9191-6 / 978-1-4332-9191-3 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
July 2009 : Unknown
| Title: Brooklyn [With Earbuds] Author(s): Colm Toibin ISBN: 1-4332-9194-0 / 978-1-4332-9194-4 Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: Brooklyn: A Novel Author(s): Colm Toibin Publisher: Scribner Ebooks Availability: Amazon More details... |
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