Author: colmtoibin

From one of contemporary literature’s bestselling, critically acclaimed, and beloved authors: a “luminous” novel (Jennifer Egan, The New York Times Book Review) about a fiercely compelling young widow navigating grief, fear, and longing, and finding her own voice–“heartrendingly transcendant” (The New York Times, Janet Maslin). Set in Wexford, Ireland, Colm Toibin’s magnificent seventh novel … magnificent seventh novel introduces the formidable, memorable, and deeply moving Nora Webster. Widowed at forty, with four children and not enough money, Nora has lost the love of her life, Maurice, the man who rescued her from the stifling world to which she was born.…

A New York Times bestseller adapted into an Academy Award–nominated film: In 1950s Ireland, a young woman sets sail for Brooklyn — and begins a moving journey of self-discovery, grief, and love. A “triumph… One of those magically quiet novels that sneak up on readers and capture their imaginations” (USA Today).