Brooklyn: A Novel
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From the back cover:
Eilis Lacey has come of age in small town Ireland in the hard years following World War II. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offer to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she mus go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind.
Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devasting news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.
Eilis Lacey has come of age in small town Ireland in the hard years following World War II. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offer to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she mus go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind.
Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street, and when she least expects it, finds love. Tony, who loves the Dodgers and his big Italian family, slowly wins her over with patient charm. But just as Eilis begins to fall in love, devasting news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.
Charming, tender coming of age story. Loved this book.