#61

I am so adding this author to my favorites. Colm Toibin's "Brooklyn" was an excellent read. Eilis is a young Irish girl who is encouraged to leave Ireland and head to Brooklyn to better her life. Time frame is in the 50's. She is sponsored by a priest who has relocated there and he helps her find a room, a job, and eventually schooling to become a bookkeeper. She eventually finds an Italian boyfriend and she seems to be on track until she receives bad news from Ireland and makes a trip back. The return to her homeland brings about some changes which could upset everything she has worked for in Brooklyn. Very inspiring!