Colm Toibin's new novel opens with a heartbreaker of a dilemma. His main character, Eilis Lacey, opens her front door to a stranger who accuses Eilis' husband of having an affair with his wife, an ...

In Colm Tóibín’s indelibly moving 2009 novel, “Brooklyn,” set in the 1950s, Eilis Lacey emigrates from her economically depressed Irish town of Enniscorthy to New York, searching for better prospects.

On this St. Patrick's Day, I want to revisit some of my favorite Irish fiction. Colm Toibin's latest novel opens with a heartbreaker of a dilemma. His main character, Eilis Lacey, opens her front door ...

- I'm always so happy when I get to share another book with you, and it's that time again. And here it is, "Long Island" by Colm Toibin. And this novel is centered on a woman named Eilis. She is a ...

Bookends & Beginnings is pleased to present an evening with bestselling author Colm Tóibín at First United Methodist Church, Tuesday, April 15 at 7:00 PM. The author will discuss his latest novel, ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Colm Toibin about his new novel Long Island, which centers around a woman dealing with the fallout of a pregnancy caused by her husband's betrayal. On this ...