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Committed to a quiet life in little enniscorthy, ireland, the industrious young eilis lacey reluctantly finds herself swept up. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Brooklyn ebook by colm toibin 9781439149829 rakuten kobo. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. His work has been shortlisted for the booker three times, has won the costa novel award and the impac award.
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