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BROOKLYN by Colm TóibÃn
The very first page of Colm Toibin’s new novel, BROOKLYN, sets the stage beautifully: In Enniscorthy, a small town in Ireland, Eilis Lacey looks out the window as her more glamorous sister, Rose, returns from a game of golf with her professional acquaintances. Rose has an important job, provides for the family and is the arbiter of most conversations the homely Eilis shares with her mother. When Eilis looks out the window, it’s as if an adoring child is watching a parent return home. So it comes as no surprise when…
August 13, 2009
Tags: Family Matters, Immigrant, Ireland, Irish, Literary Posted in: Europe, Immigration / Diaspora, New York City, World Literature 
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