Brooklyn: A NovelSimon and Schuster, 5 may 2009 - 272 páginas Colm Tóibín’s New York Times bestselling novel—also an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture—is “a moving, deeply satisfying read” (Entertainment Weekly) 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. Author “Colm Tóibín…is his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times). “Written with mesmerizing power and skill” (The Boston Globe), Brooklyn is a “triumph…One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations” (USA TODAY). |
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... never seen before. “I'm trying to teach her and I hope that she's more than willing, because Mary, God bless her, is willing, but sure that's no use, it's less than no use. I'm hoping that she's quick and sharp and dependable, but ...
... never seen before. “I'm trying to teach her and I hope that she's more than willing, because Mary, God bless her, is willing, but sure that's no use, it's less than no use. I'm hoping that she's quick and sharp and dependable, but ...
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... never mentioned that Eilis was to begin work at Miss Kelly's. Instead, she gave her a pale yellow cardigan that she herself had barely worn, insisting that the colour was wrong for her and that it would look better on Eilis. She also ...
... never mentioned that Eilis was to begin work at Miss Kelly's. Instead, she gave her a pale yellow cardigan that she herself had barely worn, insisting that the colour was wrong for her and that it would look better on Eilis. She also ...
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... never seen daylight, that's what's wrong with her.” “Nelly Kelly?” Rose asked. “Is that really her name?” “In school they had a different name for her.” “What was it?” “Everyone called her Nettles Kelly. The nuns couldn't stop us. I ...
... never seen daylight, that's what's wrong with her.” “Nelly Kelly?” Rose asked. “Is that really her name?” “In school they had a different name for her.” “What was it?” “Everyone called her Nettles Kelly. The nuns couldn't stop us. I ...
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... never see any of them now.” “There's Murphy Floods,” Eilis said. “That's not the same,” her mother replied. “Anyway,” Rose said, “I invited him in for his tea when he said that he'd like to call on you and he's coming tomorrow.” “Oh ...
... never see any of them now.” “There's Murphy Floods,” Eilis said. “That's not the same,” her mother replied. “Anyway,” Rose said, “I invited him in for his tea when he said that he'd like to call on you and he's coming tomorrow.” “Oh ...
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