Brooklyn: a novel
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New York, New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2015.
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Book
Edition:
This Scribner trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
262 pages ; 21 cm
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In Ireland in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one of many who cannot find work at home. Thus when a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving behind 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, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life -- and finally, 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.

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ISBN:
9781501106477, 1501106473

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General Note
First published in hardcover by the same publisher in 2009.
General Note
Includes a preview of Colm Toibin's novel Nora Webster.
General Note
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Description
In Ireland in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one of many who cannot find work at home. Thus when a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving behind 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, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life -- and finally, 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.
Awards
Winner of Costa Book Award, 2009.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Tóibín, C. (2015). Brooklyn: a novel. This Scribner trade paperback edition. New York, New York, Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. 2015. Brooklyn: A Novel. New York, New York, Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Tóibín, Colm, 1955-, Brooklyn: A Novel. New York, New York, Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Tóibín, Colm. Brooklyn: A Novel. This Scribner trade paperback edition. New York, New York, Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2015.

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