A haunting tale of love, loss and familial duty, and winner of the 2009 UK Costa. Yet, the struggle Eilis, women, and other immigrants face, is universal and will give readers much to ponder as they place themselves in her situation. Hariett Gilbert talks to Irish author Colm Toibin about his book Brooklyn. There were only so many jobs a woman could have, and her aspirations seem meager by current standards. 'Say nothing until we are a mile away from that house,' Eilis's. By setting the book in the 1950s, there is an additional layer to Eilis’s frustrations in the work force. I n the small Irish town where Eilis lives with her elder sister and widowed mother, talk is guarded. The novel ends with her leaving town.Īs with many coming of age stories, Brooklyn focuses on the reflection that death, travel, and romantic love force on people at various times in their lives. Before she leaves, she tells her mother that she married and does not want to keep it secret any longer. At this point, Eilis feels she has no choice, however, the idea of returning to America, and to her husband, is not an agonizing one, but the right thing to do. Miss Kelly’s cousin lives in New York and apparently everyone there knows about the secret marriage. Brooklyn (2009) in which the author explores a string of intricate. Soon after, Eilis learns from the town gossip, Miss Kelly, that her secret is not as safe as she thought. Abstract: This paper is an analysis of the Irish novelist Colm Tibns recent novel.
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