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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... told me she didn't sell rashers in twos.” Eilis then told them that she had been offered a job serving in Miss Kelly's every Sunday. “I hope you told her what to do with it,” Nancy said. “I told her I'd take it. It won't do any harm. It ...
... told me she didn't sell rashers in twos.” Eilis then told them that she had been offered a job serving in Miss Kelly's every Sunday. “I hope you told her what to do with it,” Nancy said. “I told her I'd take it. It won't do any harm. It ...
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... told her that it would only waste time if she wrote things down; it was best instead to learn them off by heart. Cigarettes, butter, tea, bread, bottles of milk, packets of biscuits, cooked ham and corned beef were by far the most ...
... told her that it would only waste time if she wrote things down; it was best instead to learn them off by heart. Cigarettes, butter, tea, bread, bottles of milk, packets of biscuits, cooked ham and corned beef were by far the most ...
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... told Mary to stand on the counter, fix it to the ceiling and take down the old one, which had dead flies stuck to every part of it. “No one likes flies,” Miss Kelly said, “especially on a Sunday.” Soon, two or three people came into the ...
... told Mary to stand on the counter, fix it to the ceiling and take down the old one, which had dead flies stuck to every part of it. “No one likes flies,” Miss Kelly said, “especially on a Sunday.” Soon, two or three people came into the ...
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A Novel Colm Toibin. Kelly told Mary to go upstairs and make a pot of tea, which she then delivered to the newspaper kiosk in exchange for what Eilis learned was a free copy of the Sunday Press, which Miss Kelly folded and put aside ...
A Novel Colm Toibin. Kelly told Mary to go upstairs and make a pot of tea, which she then delivered to the newspaper kiosk in exchange for what Eilis learned was a free copy of the Sunday Press, which Miss Kelly folded and put aside ...
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... told you, Eilis, evil incarnate. I heard that when one of the maids got scalded she wouldn't even let her go to the doctor. The mother had Nelly working there from the time she could walk. She's never seen daylight, that's what's wrong ...
... told you, Eilis, evil incarnate. I heard that when one of the maids got scalded she wouldn't even let her go to the doctor. The mother had Nelly working there from the time she could walk. She's never seen daylight, that's what's wrong ...
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Sección 9 | 84 |
Sección 10 | 95 |
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Sección 12 | 105 |
Sección 21 | 229 |
Sección 22 | 238 |
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