Brooklyn -

Colm Tóibím

Penguin Books

2010

252 páginas

8h 24m

ISBN-13: 9780141041742

It is Ireland in the early 1950's and for Eilis Lacey, as for many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time.
Arriving in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has sacrificed. She is far from home - and homesick. And just as she takes tentative steps towards friendship, and perhaps something more, Eilis receives news which sends her back to Ireland. There she will be confronted by a terrible dilemma - a devastating choice between two worlds.

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5 (Perfeito)

Tocante e cotidiano

A história de Eilis fala de imigração, de trabalho, de dúvida, luto, amor e principalmente de humanidade. Com uma protagonista sensível, que tenta encontrar seu lugar no mundo, em dois mundos diferentes, o autor escreve de forma bela e poética e também simples.
Um belo livro.