It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving behind her family and her home for the first time.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 256
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141041742
ISBN 10: 0141041749