This was a very nice story of a young immigrant, who arrives from Ireland to (you guessed it) Brooklyn. Toibin's description of her journey across the Atlantic are excellent. Initially unsure, she adapts quite quickly when she meets her future husband. However, a death in the family sends her back to Ireland and it is here that she feels the pull of the old and new. Toibin's writing is incredibly easy to read, but that does not make the story any less compelling or important. He is simply very adept at pulling readers through the text.
4/5 Stars
Hi Kristie,
ReplyDeleteI came across your review of Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn and was wondering whether you might like to put a question to Colm Tóibín about this book? BBC World Book Club on the World Service is interviewing him on 6th July and would love to hear from you. We’re always keen to get questions from readers around the world with both positive and negative criticisms of the books. If interested, please do email me at World.Bookclub@bbc.co.uk as soon as you can with a question about the book (anything - doesn't have to be particularly clever!), we can either arrange for you to talk to Colm Tóibín himself, or have our presenter put your question to him for you. Then you get to hear your question on BBC World Service Radio. The programme will air on 6th August at 11.00hrs on the BBC World Service. Hope to hear from you soon.
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BBC World Book Club