Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey Series)

Brooklyn (Eilis Lacey Series)Colm Tibns New York Times bestselling novelalso an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Pictureis 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

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from winning a Tony Award for her turn in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line to her memorable performance as Jennifer Grey’s mother in Dirty Dancing

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER * FROM THE AUTHOR OF IN A DARK

Because it is

and the San Francisco of her youth

And as the holiday festivities turn into a nightmare

Aila has no problem wrangling beasts

" —New York Times Book Review

She learns to read

” —The Washington Post • “Harrowing

like the work of Deborah Levy

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