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Tag Archives: Brooklyn
Nora Webster by Colm Toibin (Penguin)
“You must be fed up with them. Will they never stop coming?” WE are back in Enniscorthy on the south east tip of Ireland midway between Dublin and Cork. We have already met Nora tangentially in Brooklyn. Eilis’s mother called … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Colm Toibin, county wexford, Enniscorthy, nora webster, story telling
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Brooklyn by Colm Toibin (Penguin)
“Eilis Lacey, sitting at the window of the upstairs living room in the house on Friary Street, noticed her sister walking briskly from work.” Another major Irish talent. This one from County Wexford. A professor no less in creative writing. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Brooklyn history, Colm Toibin, Irish diaspora, rules for writing
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