Irlandali yazar Colm Toibin, 4 Ocak 2010'da Ingiltere Costa Book Oullerinde 'Brooklyn' romaniyla Yilin Romancisi Oudlunu kazandi.
"Friary Caddesi'ndeki evin ust katinda, oturma odasinin penceresinin onunde oturan Eilis Lacey, kiz kardesinin cevik adimlarla isten dondugunu gordu. Rose'un, Dublin'deki Clery's magazasinin indirimli satislarindan aldigi deri cantası elinde, karsidan karisya, gunesten golgeye gecmesini seyretti. Rose, bej yun hirkasini omuzlarina almisti. Golf sopalari giristeydi. Eilis, birkac dakika icinde birisinin onu arayacagini ve kardesinin, yaz aksami hava iyice kararana dek donmeyecegini biliyordu."
"Eilis Lacey, sitting at the window of the upstairs living room in the house on Friary Street, noticed her sister walking briskly from work. She watched Rose crossing the street from sunlight into shade, carrying the new leather handbag that she had bought in Clerys in Dublin in the sale. Rose was wearing a cream-coloured cardigan over her shoulders. Her golf clubs were in the hall; in a few minutes, Eilis knew, someone would call for her and her sister would not return until the summer evening had faded."



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