A knock on the door changes the life of Eilis Fiorello, taking her back to Ireland and the choices she made more than 20 years ago. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * A knock on the door changes the life of Eilis Fiorello, taking her back to Ireland and the choices she made more than 20 years ago. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? A knock on the door changes the life of Eilis Fiorello, taking her back to Ireland and the choices she made more than 20 years ago.
In this worthy followup to his award-winning 2009 novel , Irish writer Colm Tóibín once again proves himself a master of silence and sadness, exploring ordinary lives with steady sympathy and deep understanding. Since the events of , Eilis has made a life with her husband Tony on Long Island, where they live with their two children in the same suburban enclave as Tony’s parents and brothers. Brigitte Lacombe photo Colm Tóibín is the Irish author of 11 novels, four of which have been nominated for the Booker Prize.
The self-contained Eilis occasionally feels like the odd woman out in this close, noisy Italian family, who view “her interest in privacy and staying apart as something Irish.” A man who arrives at Eilis’s door brings news that his wife is pregnant with Tony’s child. While she’s dealing with that discovery, Eilis learns that Tony’s formidable mother, Francesca, wants to bring the child into their fam.
