{"product_id":"long-island-9781476785127","title":"Long Island","description":"\u003cb\u003e* OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003eMAGAZINE\u003ci\u003e, THE NEW YORKER, WASHINGTON POST, VULTURE, GLAMOUR, FRESH AIR, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN, THE ECONOMIST, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, THE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e(London), \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE IRISH TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW STATESMAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE OBSERVER, \u003c\/i\u003eand more * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Stunning.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e* \"Dazzling yet devastating...Tóibín is simply one of the world's best living literary writers.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e * \"Momentous and hugely affecting.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the beloved, critically acclaimed, bestselling author comes a spectacularly moving novel featuring Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, Tóibín's most popular work in twenty years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEilis 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. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis is now forty with two teenage children. Though her ties to Ireland remain stronger than those that hold her to her new land and home, she has not returned in decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, when Tony is at work an Irishman comes to the door asking for Eilis 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 Tóibín's novel so riveting and suspenseful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Island \u003c\/i\u003eis a gorgeous story \"about a woman thrashing against the constraints of fate\" (Maureen Corrigan, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e). It is \"a wonder, rich with yearning and regret\" (\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Minneapolis).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including \u003ci\u003eLong Island\u003c\/i\u003e, an Oprah's Book Club Pick; \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of The Writers' Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Costa Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eNora Webster, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022-2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eHe was shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize. He was also awarded the Bodley Medal, the Würth Prize for European Literature, and the Prix Femina spécial for his body of work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187554746642,"sku":"9781476785127","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9189437d-85d6-4694-8ad4-945e36ddc684.jpg?v=1755852465","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/long-island-9781476785127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}