Eilis Lacey dreams of life beyond the confines of her tiny Irish village. Eilis has a head for numbers, and is a loving and dutiful daughter. Her ambition is noted by the parish priest, Father Flood. He arranges for Eilis to travel to America, where a job opportunity has arisen in New York. Brooklyn is a sublime trans-Atlantic coming-of-age story.Eilis Lacey dreams of life beyond the confines of her tiny Irish village. Eilis has a head for numbers, and is a loving and dutiful daughter. Her ambition is noted by the parish priest, Father Flood. He arranges for Eilis to travel to America, where a job opportunity has arisen in New York. Brooklyn is a sublime trans-Atlantic coming-of-age story. Winner of Costa Novel Award 2009. Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2011 and Galaxy National Book Awards: International Author of the Year 2010.