Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel Brooklyn enchanted readers with the story of a young Irish woman immigrating to New York alone, finding love and friendship but deeply missing her family. If you haven’t yet seen the film adaptation starring Saorise Ronan, now’s the time, because in May, Tóibín is continuing the story of Eilis Lacey. Now middle-aged, raising two teenage children with her husband Tony and his family, she hasn’t returned to Ireland in many years, but when a man approaches her claiming that his wife is pregnant with Tony’s baby, she may find a reason to make the journey home once more.
By Colm Tóibín
Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín’s 2009 novel Brooklyn enchanted readers with the story of a young Irish woman immigrating to New York alone, finding love and friendship but deeply missing her family. If you haven’t yet seen the film adaptation starring Saorise Ronan, now’s the time, because in May, Tóibín is continuing the story of […]