But once she is finally settled there, she is called back to Ireland for a family emergency and will soon face a dilemma: return to New York or remain living a quieter, more predictable life in Ireland. It follows Eilis Lacey, who is dispatched by her family to Brooklyn in search of work and a better future. We’re preparing a Reading Guide for the novel, coming out just after the Toussaint holidays.īrooklyn is set in 1950s Ireland and New York. It’s a very approachable novel covering themes of exile, homesickness, first love and personal choice.
A new addition to the programme limitatif LLCER anglais Terminale is Brooklyn by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín (2009).
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