From the Bookshelf of Irish Readers

Brooklyn
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Start date
November 1, 2011
Finish date
January 31, 2012
Why we're reading this
Joint winner of the QBR Nov - Jan read

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Mirek Jasinski
Feb 03, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, irish
A pleasant book, describing an Irish girl who emigrated to America in the beginning of 1950s. The story is quite plausible, but you have to be Irish to understand this. A surprising ending.
Kevin
Jul 12, 2012 rated it really liked it
I really enjoyed this book, my mother has a similar story emigrating to the United States from Ireland, which gave me a deeper appreciation for the characters in this book.
Liam  O'Caoimh
Aug 07, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction
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