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Pages
262
Publication Date
2010-03-02
ISBN
9781439148952
Book Title
Brooklyn : a Novel
Book Series
Eilis Lacey Ser.
Item Length
8 in
Publisher
Scribner
Publication Year
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Colm Toibin
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Psychological, Romance / Historical / General, Literary, Historical
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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First published in hardcover to vigorous praise, Colm Toibin's New York Times bestselling novel is about a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the early 1950s. "One of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary literature" ( Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ), Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1439148953
ISBN-13
9781439148952
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74163656

Product Key Features

Book Title
Brooklyn : a Novel
Author
Colm Toibin
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Romance / Historical / General, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Book Series
Eilis Lacey Ser.
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pr6070.O455b76 2009
Reviews
"[A] triumph... One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations." -- USA Today, "A compelling characterization of a woman caught between two worlds... A fine and touching novel, persuasive proof of Toibin's ever-increasing skills and range."--Booklist(starred review), 'Reading Tóibín is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect'.Brooklynstands comparison with Henry James'sThe Portrait of a Lady.'—The Times Literary Supplement(U.K.), "A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound… There are no antagonists in this novel, no psychodramas, no angst. There is only the sound of a young woman slowly and deliberately stepping into herself, learning to make and stand behind her choices, finding herself." - Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine, "Reading Tóibín is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect." -- The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.), "Reading Toibin is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect."--The Times Literary Supplement(U.K.), "Tóibín ... [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." -- Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times, "A beautifully rendered portrait of Brooklyn and provincial Ireland in the 1950s... Toibin writes about women more convincingly, I think, than any other living, male novelist." -- Zoe Heller, author of The Believers, "Tibn ... [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." -- Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times, "Toibin's prose is as elegant in its simplicity as it is complex in the emotions it evokes."--The New York Times Magazine, "Colm Toibin leads a generation of Irish novelists... His generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." --Los Angeles Times, "[A] triumph... One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations." - USA Today, "Toibin's prose is as elegant in its simplicity as it is complex in the emotions it evokes." --The New York Times Magazine, Praise for Brooklyn "Written with mesmerizing power and skill." --Richard Eder, Boston Globe "Colm Tóibín ... [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." --Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times "Tóibín creates suspense out of the simplest emotions: fear, love and, most poignantly, regret." -- Time "Eilis' universal struggles with matters of the heart ... make this novel ... a moving, deeply satisfying read." -- Entertainment Weekly "[A] gem of a novel... profound." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR "Quietly majestic." --Claire Messud, The New York Review of Books "[A] masterly tale... There is not a sentence or a thought out of place.... His finest fiction to date." --Bernard O'Donoghue, Irish Times "[A] triumph... One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations." --USA Today, "Reading Tóibín is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect.... Brooklyn stands comparison with Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady ." -- The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.), 'Tóibín ? [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power.'— Floyd Skoot,Los Angeles Times, "A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound." -- Pam Houston,O, the Oprah Magazine, "Reading Tóibín is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect…. Brooklyn stands comparison with Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady ." - The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.), "A beautifully rendered portrait of Brooklyn and provincial Ireland in the 1950s... Toibin writes about women more convincingly, I think, than any other living, male novelist."-- Zoe Heller, author ofThe Believers, "Colm Toibin leads a generation of Irish novelists... His generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power."--Los Angeles Times, "A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound... There are no antagonists in this novel, no psychodramas, no angst. There is only the sound of a young woman slowly and deliberately stepping into herself, learning to make and stand behind her choices, finding herself." -- Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine, "Tibn … [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." - Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times, "A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound." -- Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine, "Tóibín … [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." - Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times, "Reading Tibn is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect…. Brooklyn stands comparison with Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady ." - The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.), "A compelling characterization of a woman caught between two worlds... A fine and touching novel, persuasive proof of Toiibin's ever-increasing skills and range." --Booklist(starred review), "A compelling characterization of a woman caught between two worlds... A fine and touching novel, persuasive proof of Tóibín's ever-increasing skills and range." -- Booklist (starred review), "A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound... There are no antagonists in this novel, no psychodramas, no angst. There is only the sound of a young woman slowly and deliberately stepping into herself, learning to make and stand behind her choices, finding herself." - Pam Houston, O, the Oprah Magazine, "Reading Tibn is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect.... Brooklyn stands comparison with Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady ." -- The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.), "[A] triumph… One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations." - USA Today, "Reading Tóibín is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect.... Brooklyn stands comparison with Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady ." - The Times Literary Supplement (U.K.), 'A classical coming-of-age story, pure, unsensationalized, quietly profound? There are no antagonists in this novel, no psychodramas, no angst. There is only the sound of a young woman slowly and deliberately stepping into herself, learning to make and stand behind her choices, finding herself.'— Pam Houston,O, the Oprah Magazine, "Reading Toibin is like watching an artist paint one small stroke after another until suddenly the finished picture emerges to shattering effect." --The Times Literary Supplement(U.K.), "Tóibín ... [is] his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power." - Floyd Skoot, Los Angeles Times
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2009-001548
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Dewey Edition
22

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