Long Island

The love story of the century. The instant Sunday Times bestseller and the sequel to Brooklyn. Long Island by Colm Tóibín is an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever. A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island. In that moment, everything changes. This stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? ‘Riveting’ – Elizabeth Strout ‘ Masterful’ – Douglas Stuart ‘Wonderful’ – Oprah Winfrey ‘Entrancing’ – The Economist ‘Magnificent’ – The Times ‘Exquisite’ – New York Times ‘Gorgeous’ – The Independent ‘Dazzling’ – The Financial Times ‘A masterclass’ – The Guardian * Long Island was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27/5/24

The love story of the century. The instant Sunday Times bestseller and the sequel to Brooklyn. Long Island by Colm Tóibín is an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever. A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island. In that moment, everything changes. This stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? ‘Riveting’ – Elizabeth Strout ‘ Masterful’ – Douglas Stuart ‘Wonderful’ – Oprah Winfrey ‘Entrancing’ – The Economist ‘Magnificent’ – The Times ‘Exquisite’ – New York Times ‘Gorgeous’ – The Independent ‘Dazzling’ – The Financial Times ‘A masterclass’ – The Guardian * Long Island was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27/5/24

Det er 1976, og irskfødte Eilis Lacey har boet i USA i tyve år sammen med sin mand Tony og deres to teenagebørn. De bor på Long Island, tæt på Tonys store italienske familie. Da Tony bringer et uægte barn ind i familien, beslutter Eilis sig for at tage hjem til Irland for første gang, siden hun rejste. I Dublin møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed Jim, et møde, som tvinger Eilis til at tage stilling til sit liv. Long Island er et portræt af en kvinde, kærlighed og svære livsvalg, skrevet med intensitet og stor psykologisk indsigt. Long Island er en selvstændig opfølgning til Brooklyn . Om forfatteren: Colm Tóibín (f. 1955) er en af vor tids vigtigste irske forfattere. Han bor i Dublin og New York, hvor han underviser på Columbia University. Han har modtaget adskillige litterære priser, bl.a. IMPAC Award og været shortlistet til Booker Prize tre gange.

Det er 1976, og irskfødte Eilis Lacey har boet i USA i tyve år sammen med sin mand Tony og deres to teenagebørn. De bor på Long Island, tæt på Tonys store italienske familie. Da Tony bringer et uægte barn ind i familien, beslutter Eilis sig for at tage hjem til Irland for første gang, siden hun rejste. I Dublin møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed Jim, et møde, som tvinger Eilis til at tage stilling til sit liv. Long Island er et portræt af en kvinde, kærlighed og svære livsvalg, skrevet med intensitet og stor psykologisk indsigt. Long Island er en selvstændig opfølgning til Brooklyn . Om forfatteren: Colm Tóibín (f. 1955) er en af vor tids vigtigste irske forfattere. Han bor i Dublin og New York, hvor han underviser på Columbia University. Han har modtaget adskillige litterære priser, bl.a. IMPAC Award og været shortlistet til Booker Prize tre gange.

Det er 1976, og irskfødte Eilis Lacey har boet i USA i tyve år sammen med sin mand Tony og deres to teenagebørn. De bor på Long Island, tæt på Tonys store italienske familie. Da Tony bringer et uægte barn ind i familien, beslutter Eilis sig for at tage hjem til Irland for første gang, siden hun rejste. I Dublin møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed Jim, et møde, som tvinger Eilis til at tage stilling til sit liv. Long Island er et portræt af en kvinde, kærlighed og svære livsvalg, skrevet med intensitet og stor psykologisk indsigt. Long Island er en selvstændig opfølgning til Brooklyn . Om forfatteren: Colm Tóibín (f. 1955) er en af vor tids vigtigste irske forfattere. Han bor i Dublin og New York, hvor han underviser på Columbia University. Han har modtaget adskillige litterære priser, bl.a. IMPAC Award og været shortlistet til Booker Prize tre gange.

Long Island is Colm Tóibín’s masterpiece: a stunning novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and reignite a love once thought lost forever. The sequel to the beloved bestseller, Brooklyn . A Book of the Year in The Times, Irish Times, The Guardian, New Statesman, The Independent, The Observer, The New Yorker, The Economist, The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times . The love story of the century A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future. And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? ‘Riveting’ – Elizabeth Strout, author of Tell Me Everything ‘Masterful’ – Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain ‘Wonderful’ – Oprah Winfrey ‘Entrancing’ – The Economist ‘Magnificent’ – The Times ‘Exquisite’ – New York Times ‘Gorgeous’ – The Independent ‘Dazzling’ – The Financial Times ‘A masterclass’ – The Guardian * Long Island was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27/5/24

Long Island is Colm Tóibín’s masterpiece: a stunning novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and reignite a love once thought lost forever. The sequel to the beloved bestseller, Brooklyn . A Book of the Year in The Times, Irish Times, The Guardian, New Statesman, The Independent, The Observer, The New Yorker, The Economist, The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times . The love story of the century A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future. And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? ‘Riveting’ – Elizabeth Strout, author of Tell Me Everything ‘Masterful’ – Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain ‘Wonderful’ – Oprah Winfrey ‘Entrancing’ – The Economist ‘Magnificent’ – The Times ‘Exquisite’ – New York Times ‘Gorgeous’ – The Independent ‘Dazzling’ – The Financial Times ‘A masterclass’ – The Guardian * Long Island was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27/5/24

* OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY TIME MAGAZINE , THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, VULTURE, GLAMOUR, FRESH AIR, NPR, THE GUARDIAN, THE ECONOMIST, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TIMES (London), THE IRISH TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE OBSERVER, and more * "Stunning." -- People * "Dazzling yet devastating...T?ib?n is simply one of the world's best living literary writers." -- The Boston Globe * "Momentous and hugely affecting." -- The Wall Street Journal * From the beloved, critically acclaimed, bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving novel featuring Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn , T?ib?n's most popular work in twenty years. Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis is now forty with two teenage children. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at work an Irishman comes to the door asking for Eilis by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. It is what Eilis does--and what she refuses to do--in response to this stunning news that makes T?ib?n's novel so riveting and suspenseful. Long Island is a gorgeous story "about a woman thrashing against the constraints of fate" (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air ). It is "a wonder, rich with yearning and regret" ( Star Tribune , Minneapolis).

* OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY TIME MAGAZINE , THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, VULTURE, GLAMOUR, FRESH AIR, NPR, THE GUARDIAN, THE ECONOMIST, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TIMES (London), THE IRISH TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE OBSERVER, and more * "Stunning." -- People * "Dazzling yet devastating...T?ib?n is simply one of the world's best living literary writers." -- The Boston Globe * "Momentous and hugely affecting." -- The Wall Street Journal * From the beloved, critically acclaimed, bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving novel featuring Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn , T?ib?n's most popular work in twenty years. Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis is now forty with two teenage children. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at work an Irishman comes to the door asking for Eilis by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. It is what Eilis does--and what she refuses to do--in response to this stunning news that makes T?ib?n's novel so riveting and suspenseful. Long Island is a gorgeous story "about a woman thrashing against the constraints of fate" (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air ). It is "a wonder, rich with yearning and regret" ( Star Tribune , Minneapolis).

Long Island is Colm Tóibín’s masterpiece: a stunning novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and reignite a love once thought lost forever. The sequel to the beloved bestseller, Brooklyn . A Book of the Year in The Times, Irish Times, The Guardian, New Statesman, The Independent, The Observer, The New Yorker, The Economist, The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times . The love story of the century A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future. And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? ‘Riveting’ – Elizabeth Strout, author of Tell Me Everything ‘Masterful’ – Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain ‘Wonderful’ – Oprah Winfrey ‘Entrancing’ – The Economist ‘Magnificent’ – The Times ‘Exquisite’ – New York Times ‘Gorgeous’ – The Independent ‘Dazzling’ – The Financial Times ‘A masterclass’ – The Guardian * Long Island was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27/5/24

Long Island is Colm Tóibín’s masterpiece: a stunning novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and reignite a love once thought lost forever. The sequel to the beloved bestseller, Brooklyn . A Book of the Year in The Times, Irish Times, The Guardian, New Statesman, The Independent, The Observer, The New Yorker, The Economist, The Daily Telegraph and The Financial Times . The love story of the century A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future. And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? ‘Riveting’ – Elizabeth Strout, author of Tell Me Everything ‘Masterful’ – Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain ‘Wonderful’ – Oprah Winfrey ‘Entrancing’ – The Economist ‘Magnificent’ – The Times ‘Exquisite’ – New York Times ‘Gorgeous’ – The Independent ‘Dazzling’ – The Financial Times ‘A masterclass’ – The Guardian * Long Island was an instant Sunday Times bestseller w/c 27/5/24

Det er 1976, og irskfødte Eilis Lacey har boet i USA i tyve år sammen med sin mand Tony og deres to teenagebørn. De bor på Long Island, tæt på Tonys store italienske familie. Da Tony bringer et uægte barn ind i familien, beslutter Eilis sig for at tage hjem til Irland for første gang, siden hun rejste. I Dublin møder hun sin ungdoms store kærlighed Jim, et møde, som tvinger Eilis til at tage stilling til sit liv. Long Island er et portræt af en kvinde, kærlighed og svære livsvalg, skrevet med intensitet og stor psykologisk indsigt. Long Island er en selvstændig opfølgning til Brooklyn . Om forfatteren: Colm Tóibín (f. 1955) er en af vor tids vigtigste irske forfattere. Han bor i Dublin og New York, hvor han underviser på Columbia University. Han har modtaget adskillige litterære priser, bl.a. IMPAC Award og været shortlistet til Booker Prize tre gange.

From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love , the story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn , T?ib?n's most popular work twenty years later. Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family that lives and works, eats and plays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teenage children, has no one to rely on in this still-new country. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at his job and Eilis is in her home office doing her accounting, an Irishman comes to the door asking for her by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. It is what Eilis does--and what she refuses to do--in response to this stunning news that makes T?ib?n's novel so riveting. Long Island is about longings unfulfilled, even unrecognized. The silences in Eilis' life are thunderous and dangerous, and there's no one more deft than T?ib?n at giving them language. This is a gorgeous story of a woman alone in a marriage and the deepest bonds she rekindles on her return to the place and people she left behind, to ways of living and loving she thought she'd lost.

From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving and intense novel of secrecy, misunderstanding, and love , the story of Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of Brooklyn , T?ib?n's most popular work twenty years later. Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and one of four Italian American brothers, all of whom live in neighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, Long Island, with their wives and children and Tony's parents, a huge extended family that lives and works, eats and plays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teenage children, has no one to rely on in this still-new country. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. One day, when Tony is at his job and Eilis is in her home office doing her accounting, an Irishman comes to the door asking for her by name. He tells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child and that when the baby is born, he will not raise it but instead deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. It is what Eilis does--and what she refuses to do--in response to this stunning news that makes T?ib?n's novel so riveting. Long Island is about longings unfulfilled, even unrecognized. The silences in Eilis' life are thunderous and dangerous, and there's no one more deft than T?ib?n at giving them language. This is a gorgeous story of a woman alone in a marriage and the deepest bonds she rekindles on her return to the place and people she left behind, to ways of living and loving she thought she'd lost.