Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn
Niamh Cusack reads Colm Toibin's story of duty, love and a girl who moved from the south of Ireland to seek a new life in New York in the 1950s
Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - An Unlooked-for Offer
When a priest comes home from America for a holiday he recognises both Eilis's plight and her potential.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Being Rose's Ghost
Following her sister's death, Eilis returns to her lonely mother in Enniscorthy for a month's visit. Once there it is hard to tell the truth about her last action in America.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Christmas Comfort
Christmas looms, as Eilis struggles to adapt to her new life in a city far from home. But she is not the only member of the Irish diaspora feeling homesick.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Coney Island
Tony takes Eilis for a trip to Coney Island to celebrate her exam success. But Eilis' new found happiness is short-lived, as news from home turns her American life sour.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Farewell and Adieu
Prompted by Father Flood, Rose sets about organising her younger sister. Almost before she knows it, or has had time to say goodbye, Eilis is crossing the Atlantic.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Letters from Home
Eilis has lodgings with an Irish landlady and a job in a department store. Every day a whole world of things are new, but letters from home remind her of just what she is missing.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Meeting the Family
As Eilis' romance with Tony Fiorello blossoms, life in Brooklyn takes on a new rhythm and it is time for Eilis to experience her first Italian meal.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - The Melting Pot
As Bartocci's opens its doors to all customers of any colour, Eilis fights the prejudice of her fellow lodgers. Even at Father Flood's Irish dance night, not everyone is Irish.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Too Far from Home
Eilis' happiness in Brooklyn has been shattered by the news of her beloved sister's death and Tony is the only one who can offer her comfort.
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Book at Bedtime - Brooklyn - Torn in Two
Home for a holiday and to comfort her grieving mother, Eilis has been unable to resist the lure of the familiar. Meanwhile, Tony waits for her in Brooklyn.
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