{"product_id":"brooklyn-9781439148952","title":"Brooklyn","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst published in hardcover to vigorous praise, Colm Toibin's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel is about a young Irish immigrant in Brooklyn in the early 1950s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most unforgettable characters in contemporary literature\" (\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e), Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America, she decides she must go, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEilis 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, devastating news from Ireland threatens the promise of her future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439148952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/19\/2010 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Colm Toibin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650932764828,"sku":"9781439148952","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3ca282e6-54c8-4cef-86ef-3eb5e300e1ef.jpg?v=1603876430","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brooklyn-9781439148952","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}