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Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
25.00 NZD
Category: Literary fiction
Young Eilis Lacey dreams of life beyond the confines of her tiny Irish village, but unlike her beautiful sister, Rose, Eilis' gifts are of a more practical nature: she has a head for numbers, and is a loving and dutiful daughter. Yet her ambition cannot be hidden and soon is noted by the Parish Priest, ...Show more
Long Island by Colm Tóibín, Colm Toibin
38.00 NZD
Category: Literary fiction
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. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now in her forties with two teen ...Show more
The Magician by Colm Tóibín, Colm Toibin
38.00 NZD
Category: Literary fiction
When the Great War breaks out in 1914 Thomas Mann, like so many of his fellow countrymen, is fired up with patriotism. He imagines the Germany of great literature and music, which had drawn him away from the stifling, conservative town of his childhood, might be a source of pride once again. But his fla ...Show more
The Magician by Colm Tóibín
25.00 NZD
Category: Literary fiction
'As with everything Colm Tóibín sets his masterful hand to, <i>The Magician</i> is a great imaginative achievement - immensely readable, erudite, worldly and knowing, and fully realized.' - Richard Ford When the Great War breaks out in 1914 Thomas Mann, like so many of his fellow countrymen, ...Show more
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
25.00 NZD
Category: General fiction
In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son's crucifixion. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel -- her keepers, who provide her with food and shelter and visit her regularly. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God; nor that his death wa ...Show more
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