It is the late 1960s in Ireland. Nora Webster is living in a small town, looking after her four children, trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She is fiercely intelligent, at times difficult and impatient, at times kind, but she is...
Tóibín renders the figure of the Virgin Mary as fully human in this short and powerful novel now in paperback. 'This is a tender, soul-rending exploration of a mother's mourning; a searing, stunning work' "Independent"...
In this wonderfully entertaining and enlightening collection Colm T ib n not only explores the often tense relationship between writers and their families but also conveys with a rare tenderness and wit the great joy of reading their work. Here is W.
A highly acclaimed novel from the author of Brooklyn and an "immensely gifted and accomplished writer" ( The Washington Post ), about an Irishwoman who creates a new life in post-war Spain.
Colm TóibÃn's "lovely, understated" novel that "proceeds with stately grace" ( The Washington Post Book World ) about an uncompromising judge whose principles, when brought home to his own family, are tragic....
In a small town in the south-east of Ireland in the 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one among many of her generation who cannot find work at home. So when a job is offered in America, it is clear that she must go. Leaving her family and home, Eilis sets off to forg...
Colm TóibÃnâs New York Times bestselling novelânow an acclaimed film starring Saoirse Ronan and Jim Broadbent nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Pictureâis â...
Colm Toibin's Brooklyn is a devastating story of love, loss and one woman's terrible choice between duty and personal freedom. The book that inspired the major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan.
Fünf Menschen versammeln sich um das Bett eines Sterbenden, und in langen Gesprächen kommen geheimgehaltene Dinge zur Sprache. »Ein ganz und gar nicht hoffnungsloses Familiendrama.« Rheinischer Merkur
It's a bold writer indeed who dares to put himself inside the mind of novelist Henry James, but that is what Toibin has ventured here, with a remarkable degree of success. The book is a fictionalized study, based on many biographical materials and...
From the author of The Master and Brooklyn , Colm TóibÃn weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson.