Colm Toibin was born on May 30, 1955.He is a novelist, poet, playwright, essayist and journalist. Colm Toibin wrote the novel Brooklyn, which was made into a successful Hollywood film starring Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, and Julie Walters.
Book Review:This a fictional account of Henry James which seeks out the difficulties when a mind is in contradiction to the heart.
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Book Review:Eilis Lacey has left Ireland behind in search of a new life. She lives in a crowded lodging house in Brooklyn. It is the fifties, and she is homesick. She receives news which brings her back to Ireland to face a dilemma she would rather not face.
Book Review:This is the story of Jesus from Mary's point of view.
Book Review:Colm Toibin writes about the many gay men who worked 'under cover' as it were, to keep the secret of their sexuality and hold a relatively stable life.