Long Island
Long Island by Colm Tóibín is a large print edition published by Center Point Large Print in June 2024, featuring 500 pages in English. This novel centers on Eilis Lacey, an Irish woman married to Tony Fiorello, an Italian American plumber, living in Lindenhurst, Long Island, during the spring of 1976. As Eilis navigates her life in a new country with her two teenage children, she grapples with her enduring ties to Ireland and the complexities of her family life in America.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family, cultural heritage, and the challenges of marriage and divorce. The story unfolds as Eilis receives unexpected news that forces her to confront her past and her responsibilities in a tight-knit community. Tóibín’s work delves into the intricacies of city life and the emotional landscape of a woman caught between two worlds, making it a poignant exploration of identity and belonging.
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“Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, a plumber and 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 Ireland 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 and Eilis is in her home office doing her accounting, 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 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 Tâobâin’s novel so riveting.”–
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