книга "Brooklyn" — Колм ТойбинBrooklyn. Eilis Lacey is a young woman who is unable to find work in 1950s Ireland. Her older sister Rose organizes a meeting with Father Flood visiting from New York. He tells Eilis of the wonderful opportunities awaiting her with very good employment prospects. Because of this she emigrates to New York and takes up a job in a department store and undertakes night classes in book-keeping. Her initial experiences in a boring job and living in a repressive boarding house, run by the strict Madge Kehoe, make her have grave doubts about her decision. Letters from Rose and her brother are initially upsetting but soon she begins to settle into a routine. Eilis meets and falls in love with a young Italian plumber called Tony at the local Friday night dances organized by Father Flood. This leads to her first sexual encounter and some social consequences as they are overheard by Mrs Kehoe. She qualifies easily from her night school course. Her relationship evolves further and Tony proposes marriage and allows Eilis to meet his family.
Эллис Лэйси, которая неохотно покидает уютный ирландский городок ради работы в Америке. Девушка селится в Бруклине, постепенно преодолевает свою ностальгию, начинает наслаждаться свободными нравами Нью-Йорка и находит любовь. Однако трагические обстоятельства вынуждают Эллис вернуться в Ирландию, где она встречает другого мужчину. И теперь ей придется сделать выбор между старой и новой жизнью. | 
