Brooklyn
By Colm Toibin (A); Kirsten Potter (4); Kirsten Potter (Read by)
(Blackstone Audiobooks, Audio Cassette, 9781433291876)
Publication Date: May 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc, Hardcover, Paperback
Categories: Literary
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the March 2010 Indie Next List“One of the loveliest novels of 2009 now available in paperback: an Irish coming-of-age story that is both heartrending and full of hope. Toibin is a master.”
-- Matthew Lage, Iowa Book L.L.C., Iowa City, IA
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer '10 Reading Group List
“Eilis Lacey has no apparent future in rural Ireland, and with the help of a priest makes her way to a Catholic enclave in Brooklyn. Uncanny in its evocation of a young woman coming of age, and of a city coming of age, Brooklyn is at once interior and ironic, distanced and involving. Toibin, who is masterful here in his depiction of Brooklyn and Ireland circa 1950, and of such issues as self determination, love of country, love of family, and, of course, sexual love. Perfect for book groups!”
-- Betsy Burton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT
Selected by Indie Booksellers for the May 2009 Indie Next List
“Eilis Lacey has come of age in the dark, impoverished Ireland of the 1950s. Trained as a bookkeeper but unable to find suitable work, she makes a new home in Brooklyn. Struggling to understand her new world and haunted by the old, she lives the classic immigrant story of loss and regret, hope and resilience. Brooklyn is a quiet tour de force.”
-- Nan Hadden, Books Etc., Falmouth, ME
Description
In the quiet character of Eilis Lacey, Colm Tibn has created one of fictions most memorable heroines and in Brooklyn, a luminous novel of devastating power. Tibn demonstrates once again his astonishing range and that he is a true master of nuanced prose, emotional depth, and narrative virtuosity.
Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009
Many of the picks from Fresh Air's book critic look back at tough times from earlier eras, or lives upended by disaster. The best books of the year include a work of nonfiction that reveals the hidden fantasy land of a founder of American industry, and a novel that doesn't apologize for the bad behavior of its characters. Plus, a bonus mystery pick. More at NPR.org
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