Tóibín, Colm, 1955-

Brooklyn : a novel / Brooklyn Colm Tóibín. - Toronto : Emblem/McClelland & Stewart, 2015, c2009. - 262 p. ; 22 cm.

Leaving her family and home in Ireland in the 1950s, Eilis sets off to forge a new life for herself in Brooklyn, USA. But when tragic news summons her back to Ireland, she finds herself facing a terrible choice: between love and happiness in the land where she belongs and the promises she must keep on the far side of the ocean.

ISBN: 9780771083563 (movie tie-in ed.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 2008907520X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Irish--United States--Fiction.
Women immigrants--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Ireland--History--20th century--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Romance fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.914