It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go. Arriving in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn, Eilis can only be reminded of what she has sacrificed.
A new edition of the Costa Award winning novel, which has sold more than 200,00 copies, published to tie in with a brand new film adaptation. The screenplay for the film is written by Nick Hornby, and it will star Saoirse Ronan, Jim Broadbent and Julie Walters.
