| 摘 要 註 | Eilis Lacey is Irish, married to Tony Fiorello, one offour Italian American brothers, all of whom live inneighboring houses on a cul-de-sac in Lindenhurst, LongIsland, with their wives and children and Tony's parents,a huge extended family that lives and works, eats andplays together. It is the spring of 1976 and Eilis, now inher forties with two teenage children, has no one to relyon in this still-new country. Though her ties to the townin Ireland where she grew up remain stronger than thosethat hold her to her new land and home, she has notreturned in decades. One day, when Tony is at his job, anIrishman comes to the door asking for her by name. Hetells her that his wife is pregnant with Tony's child, andthat when the baby is born, he will not raise it butinstead will deposit it on Eilis's doorstep. It is whatEilis does--and what she refuses to do--in response tothis stunning news that makes Toibin's novel so riveting.Long Island is about longings unfulfilled, evenunrecognized. The silences in Eilis's life are thunderousand dangerous, and there's no one defter than Toibin atgiving them language. This is a gorgeous story of a womanalone in a marriage and the deepest of bonds she rekindleson her return to the place and people she left behind, toways of living and loving she thought she'd lost. Eilis isperhaps Toibin's most moving and unforgettable character,and this novel is a masterpiece"-- |
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