Reading order · 2 books · 2009 to 2024 · Set in New York
Eilis Lacey Books in Order
Brooklyn and Long Island follow Eilis Lacey, who leaves Enniscorthy for New York in the 1950s, and the choices that shape her life.
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Series facts
- Books
- 2
- Published
- 2009 to 2024
- First book
- Brooklyn
- Latest
- Long Island (2024)
- Setting
- Set in New York
The reading order
Every Eilis Lacey book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
2 books · Set in New York
- 1Brooklyn2009With Eilis LaceyIn the 1950s Eilis Lacey leaves Enniscorthy for a job in Brooklyn, where she falls in love.Buy on Amazon
- 2Long Island2024With Eilis LaceyTwenty years after Brooklyn, Eilis is married to Tony on Long Island when a stranger’s news upends her life, and she returns to Enniscorthy.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Brooklyn, then Long Island.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Eilis Lacey | Tony Fiorello | Jim Farrell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Brooklyn | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 Long Island | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Eilis Lacey books
3 characters from Colm Tóibín’s chart, with the number of Eilis Lacey books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Eilis LaceyYoung woman from Enniscorthy | 2 | Brooklyn 2009 |
| Tony FiorelloItalian American plumber | 2 | Brooklyn 2009 |
| Jim FarrellEnniscorthy publican | 2 | Brooklyn 2009 |