Long Island : a novel
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781476785110, 9781476785127
Physical Desc
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Cook Memorial Library - New Books | F Toibi, C. | Checked Out | July 1, 2024 |
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Conway Public Library - Fiction Section | F Toi | Checked Out | June 29, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2024.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Street Date
2405
Language
English
ISBN
9781476785110, 9781476785127
Notes
Description
"Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, 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 the town in Ireland where she grew up 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, 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 will 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 Tóibín's novel so riveting. Long Island is about longings unfulfilled, even unrecognized. The silences in Eilis's life are thunderous and dangerous, and there's no one defter than Tóibín at giving them language. This is a gorgeous story of a woman alone in a marriage and the deepest of 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. Eilis is perhaps Tóibín's most moving and unforgettable character, and this novel is a masterpiece"--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tóibín, C. (2024). Long Island: a novel (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. 2024. Long Island: A Novel. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. Long Island: A Novel Scribner, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm. Long Island: A Novel First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2024.
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