Tag: books
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The Distance Between Brooklyn and Long Island
By Kayley Shanks The world was first introduced to Eilis Lacey in Colm Toibin’s novel, Brooklyn. Eilis was a young woman living in Ireland during the 1950’s who, due to the lack of prospects for her future there, was urged to emigrate to Brooklyn. There she met Tony Fiorello, a young Italian native, and they…
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Virginia and Vita: Star-Crossed Lovers in Literature
By Kay Mancino Have you ever read a book by Virginia Woolf? Your professor may have handed you a copy of The Waves and asked you to write a five-page paper. Maybe you stumbled across Mrs. Dalloway in your hometown library and decided to pick it up. Perhaps you watched the film Orlando because you…
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