Eilis Lacey Timeline & Summary

Eilis gets a job at Miss Kelly's shop.
Her older sister Rose introduces her to Father Flood, who helps Eilis immigrate to America.
Eilis gets a job at Bartocci's Department Store.
Eilis has a brutal bout of homesickness that she cures by spending time at Father Flood's Irish Catholic Church.
At a church event, she meets an Italian-American named Tony, who she starts dating.
Tony takes their relationship very seriously, even if Eilis is hesitant to commit.
Eilis is forced to return to Ireland after her older sister Rose dies. Tony convinces her to get married in a courtroom ceremony before she leaves.
When she returns to Ireland, Eilis doesn't reveal her marriage. She sparks an affair with a man named Jim Farrell.
Eilis considers staying in Ireland, as she claims to not love Tony anymore.
Miss Kelly tells Eilis that she knows about her marriage to Tony, which forces her to return to Brooklyn.