Join us as we discuss Colm Toibin&rsquo\;s bestselling novel Brooklyn. Eilis Lacey\, for one of the most unforgettab le characters in contemporary literature\, has come of age in small-town I reland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest fro m Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America\, she decides she must go\, leaving her fragile mother and her charismatic sister behind. Eilis finds work in a department store on Fulton Street\, and when she least expects i t\, 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 futur e.
\nBring your own brown bag lunch\, we will supply the drinks\, an d we will watch the acclaimed film Brooklyn\, starring Saoirse Ronan and J im Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture\, an d then discuss both the film and the book.
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