2011 Shortlist
Brooklyn
ABOUT
THE BOOK
It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time.
Arriving in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has sacrificed. She is far from home – and homesick. And just as she takes tentative steps towards friendship, and perhaps something more, Eilis receives news which sends her back to Ireland. There she will be confronted by a terrible dilemma – a devastating choice between duty and one great love.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
04/03/2010
Country
Ireland
Original Language
English
Publisher
Viking,
Scribner
Nominating Library
Dublin City Libraries - Ireland,
Zentralbibliothek Zürich - Switzerland,
Bibliotheek Gent: De Krook - Belgium,
City of Cape Town Library and information Services - South Africa,
Boston Public Library - USA,
Richland Library - USA,
San José Public Library - USA,
Chicago Public Library - USA,
Dunedin Public Libraries - New Zealand,
San Francisco Public Library - USA,
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County - United States,
London Public Libraries - England