Meet the Cast
Eilis Lacey
Eilis Lacey grows from a nervous, nerdy girl into a confident (but equally nerdy) young woman over the course of Brooklyn. While there are plenty of unplanned detours and unforeseen accidents along...
Mrs. Lacey
Mrs. Lacey and Eilis don't exactly have the healthiest mother-daughter relationship in the world. They love each other a great deal, true, and Mrs. Lacey is sad to see Eilis go to America, but thei...
Rose Lacey
Before she leaves for America, Eilis looks to her older sister Rose as an example of what a real woman should be. And it's true that Rose is a stone cold fox. But this stone cold fox has been keepi...
Miss Fortini
Miss Fortini is Eilis' manager at Bartocci's Department Store, but she doesn't just teach Eilis how to fold clothes—she teaches her how to be a real American lady.Unlike the crotchety Miss Kelly,...
Tony Fiorello
Here's what we learned from Brooklyn: Italian-American hunks are like Irish girl kryptonite. Although the novel ends with their relationship teetering on the brink of disaster, Eilis and Tony's whi...
The Fiorello Family (Mr. and Mrs. Fiorello, Maurice, Laurence, and Frank)
This riotous Italian-American family is a far cry from Eilis' stoic Irish kin, but she digs them just the same. That being said, she doesn't get that close to them as individuals. She knows that Ma...
Eilis' Roommates (Patty, Diane, Sheila, and Ms. McAdam)
If you've ever watched The Real World, then you know that a full house of roommates inevitably spells drama. Mrs. Kehoe's boarding house is no exception to this rule.First you've got Patty and Dian...
Jim Farrell
Holy smokes—we were not expecting Eilis to fall so hard for Jim Farrell. Either this girl is boy-crazy beyond belief, or there's something a bit deeper going on here.To Eilis, Jim represents Irel...
Mrs. Kehoe
As Eilis' Irish landlady, Mrs. Kehoe is perfectly situated on the border between Ireland and America (metaphorically speaking, of course), which leads to quite a few complications in Eilis' life.Od...
Miss Kelly
If Miss Kelly were our boss, we'd quit in fifteen minutes flat. That being said, we give Eilis props for having enough fortitude to work at her shop at all.In many ways, Miss Kelly's unsavory attit...
Father Flood
Father Flood is our favorite type of priest. Although he's definitely a spiritual guy, his primary concern is to help people in this life, not the next.After all, Eilis would have never gotten to A...