Colm TóibínFiction · Literary Fiction·b. 1955
Brooklyn
Synopsis
In the 1950s, a young Irish woman named Eilis Lacey leaves her home and family for a new life in Brooklyn. She struggles with loneliness and isolation in a new country, but slowly begins to find her footing and even happiness. When a family emergency calls her back to Ireland, Eilis must confront conflicting desires and decide where she truly belongs.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10




















