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Colm Tóibín
Irish novelist and writer
Brooklyn
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.