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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises , the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material onlin
Follow Colm Tóibín's lone religious pilgrimage along the Irish border during the tumultuous summer of 1987. In the summer after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, when tension was high in Northern Ireland, Colm Tóibín walked along the border from Derry to New
A devastating story of love, loss and one woman's terrible choice between duty and personal freedom. Fall in love with Brooklyn ahead of its bestselling follow-up, Long Island. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013 Colm Tóibín's The Testament of Mary is the moving story of the Virgin Mary, told by a novelist famous for writing brilliantly about the family. From the author of Brooklyn, in a voice that is both tender and f
Colm Toibin's Brooklyn is a devastating story of love, loss and one woman's terrible choice between duty and personal freedom. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So whe
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
A modern classic work of Irish literature, this award-winning novel is an exploration of love, art and identity. This was the night train to Barcelona, some hours before the dawn. This was 1950, late September. I had left my husband. I had left my home. K
A stunning collection of nine stories that teases out the delicate and difficult strands woven between mothers and sons. 'Beautifully captured moments of longing and loss' The Guardian 'Truly remarkable' Richard Ford Mothers and Sons is
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family, and reveals the intense connection between grandmother, mother and daughter. Helens beloved brother Declan is
'It is impossible to read Tóibín without being moved, touched and finally changed' Independent on Sunday Colm Tóibíns The Heather Blazing details the life of Eamon Redmond, a judge in Irelands high court, a man remote from his wife, his son and d
A devastating story of love, loss and one woman's terrible choice between duty and personal freedom. Fall in love with Brooklyn ahead of its bestselling follow-up, Long Island. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young
THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Unforgettable' Mary Beard 'They cut her hair before they dragged her to the place of sacrifice. Her mouth was gagged to stop her cursing her father, her cowardly, two-tongued father. Nonetheless, they heard
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2022 From one of our greatest living writers comes a sweeping novel of unrequited love and exile, war and family. Th
A devastating story of love, loss and one woman's terrible choice between duty and personal freedom. Fall in love with Brooklyn ahead of its bestselling follow-up, Long Island. It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young
It is Ireland in the early 1990s. Helen, her mother, Lily, and her grandmother, Dora have come together to tend to Helen's brother, Declan, who is dying of AIDS. With Declan's two friends, the six of them are forced to plumb the shoals of their ow
Irland i 50erne: Den unge pige Eilis bor sammen med sin mor og søster i en lille by. Faren er død, og livet er hårdt for familien. Eilis møder en præst, som er på besøg fra New York, og han lover at skaffe hende et job. I Brooklyn begynder Eilis at arbejd
Irland i 50erne: Den unge pige Eilis bor sammen med sin mor og søster i en lille by. Faren er død, og livet er hårdt for familien. Eilis møder en præst, som er på besøg fra New York, og han lover at skaffe hende et job. I Brooklyn begynder Eilis at arbejd
Colm T?ib?n's personal account of encountering James Baldwin's work, published in Baldwin's centenary year. Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm T?ib?n first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year at an Irish
Die Geschichte Marias, wie sie die Bibel nicht erzählt Lange Jahre nachdem Christus am Kreuz gestorben ist, will die Mutter Jesu von der Heiligkeit ihres Sohnes noch immer nichts wissen. Seinen Wundern gegenüber ist sie skeptisch, und den Schmerz über sei
A Guest at the Feast uncovers the places where politics and poetics meet, where life and fiction overlap, where one can be inside writing and also outside of it. From the melancholy and amusement within the work of the writer John McGahern to an extraordi
An unforgettable story about loss and new love from Colm Tóibín, the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island. 'The most striking example of Tóibín's emotional control . . . [An] eloquent expression of the bond between a mother and a son'
Winner of the David Cohen Prize for Literature 2021. From the highly acclaimed author of Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín's first collection of poetry explores sexuality, religion and belonging through a modern lens. Fans of Colm Tóibín's novels, including T
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 hj
Colm T?ib?n's New York Times 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" ( Entertainment Weekly ) about a y
A compelling portrait of a beloved poet from one of today's most acclaimed novelists In this book, novelist Colm Tóibín offers a deeply personal introduction to the work and life of one of his most important literary influencesthe American poet Elizab
Long Island is Colm Tóibíns 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 T
Colm T?ib?n's New York Times bestselling novel--also an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture--is "a moving, deeply satisfying read" ( Entertainment Weekly ) about a
A Guest at the Feast uncovers the places where politics and poetics meet, where life and fiction overlap, where one can be inside writing and also outside of it. From the melancholy and amusement within the work of the writer John McGahern to an extraordi
* 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 (Lon
Available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition, one of Colm T?ib?n's finest short stories and "the most striking example of T?ibin's emotional control" ( The Guardian ), "A Long Winter," is set in the mountains
Long Island is Colm Tóibíns 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 T
The instant Sunday Time s besteller The work of a writer who has once again demonstrated complete command of his craft The Irish Times Short stories to astonish and delight Financial Times Tales of quiet power The Guardian In The News from Dublin , a b
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 hj
From one of today's most brilliant and beloved novelists, a dazzling, epic family saga set across a half-century spanning World War I, the rise of Hitler, World War II, and the Cold War. Colm T ib n's magnificent new novel opens in a provincial Ge
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 po
From Colm T?ib?n, "one of the world's best living literary writers" ( The Boston Globe ), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America--about the complexities of fami