1: 'I am not the father.'
Twenty years on from Brooklyn, Eilis and Tony are happily married in Long Island - until a stranger knocks on their door, and everything changes. Niamh Cusack reads.
Niamh Cusack reads the heartbreaking sequel to Colm Toibin's bestselling novel, Brooklyn, set twenty years on.
Since leaving Brooklyn, Eilis and Tony have built a happy and secure life in Long Island. The future looks good - until one day a stranger knocks on the door, and everything changes.
Feeling very far from home, Eilis starts to question the life she's created. Her questions lead her back to Ireland, and to those she left behind, as she wonders whether it's too late to take a different path?
Author: Colm T贸ib铆n is the author of eleven novels, including Brooklyn, The Master and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted
for the Booker Prize. T贸ib铆n was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024.
Abridger: Richard Hamilton
Reader: Niamh Cusack is an acclaimed stage and screen Irish actor.
Producer: Justine Willett
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- Mon 27 May 2024 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4 FM