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Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín: 8. Too Far from Home

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8. Too Far from Home

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

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Eilis' happiness in Brooklyn has been shattered by the news of her beloved sister's death.

Shattered Eilis feels alone and bereaved by her beloved sister's death. Only Tony can offer her comfort. Read by Niamh Cusack.

Eilis's new happiness in Brooklyn has been shattered by the news of her beloved sister's death. 

Alone and bereaved, Tony is the only one who can offer her comfort.

Colm Tóibín's masterful novel Brooklyn, a story of duty, love and a girl who crossed the ocean for a new life in New York.

Abridged by Sally Marmion. 

Read by Niamh Cusack.

Producer: Di Speirs 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2009.

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Niamh Cusack reads Colm Tóibín'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.

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