{"product_id":"brooklyn-9781439148952","title":"Vanderbelt","description":"\u003cb\u003eColm Tb匤's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel--now an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture--is \"a moving, deeply satisfying read\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) 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\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor \"Colm Tb匤...is his generation's most gifted writer of love's complicated, contradictory power\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \"Written with mesmerizing power and skill\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"triumph...One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colm Toibin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439148952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColm Tb匤 is the author of eleven novels, including \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Costa Book Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Testament of Mary\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Nora Webster\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and has been named as the Laureate for Irish Fiction for 2022-2024 by the Arts Council of Ireland. Three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Tb匤 lives in Dublin and New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533889495254,"sku":"9781439148952","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_5f2bfe08-1a5b-4573-8063-d1af15e94dc6.jpg?v=1715085449","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/brooklyn-9781439148952","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}