Saoirse Ronan Set to Narrate New Audiobook of Colm Tóibín’sBrooklynAfter Her 'Flawless' Portrayal in Movie

Mar. 15, 2025

Saoirse Ronan (left) in February 2024; the cover of ‘Brooklyn’.Photo:Andreas Rentz/Getty, Amazon

Andreas Rentz/Getty, Amazon

Saoirse Ronanis set to narrate a new audiobook version of Colm Tóibín’s bestselling novelBrooklynafter her “flawless” portrayal inthe movie adaptation.

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Simon & Schuster Audio announced the news of the new audiobook, which goes on sale on Oct. 22. Ronan, 30, starred in the 2015 historical drama of the same name based on the 2009 book.

The actress was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA award for her portrayal of the lead character Eilis Lacey.

Saoirse Ronan in January 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

“She already graced the film with her great talent, her flawless performance,” he continued. “Now she has done more: she has made the words come alive with her voice.”

According to an official synopsis, theNew York Timesbestselling novel “follows the story of Eilis Lacey, a young Irishwoman who emigrates to Brooklyn in the early 1950s. Though she is far from home and homesick, she sets out to make a new life for herself, finding work in a department store and meeting Tony, a blond Italian from a big family who slowly wins her over with his patient charm.”

The two fall in love but the young woman is summoned back to Ireland after a tragic event strikes her family. While there, Eilis faces “a terrible dilemma: the devastating choice between duty and one great love.”

Tóibín released a sequel to the book in 2024 calledLong Island,which takes place 25 years after the first book ended. The book received positive reception upon release withPEOPLE’s reviewcalling it “a stunning novel about love, loneliness and loss.”

Novelist Colm Toibin and actress Saoirse Ronan.John Phillips/Getty

John Phillips/Getty

Ronan, who was raised in Dublin, personally related to her character in the movie adaptation as she was preparing to move out of her parents’ home to a new place London when she was cast.

“As you leave home, you’re never able to take that step back,” the actress said in an interview withBackstage. “The realization that I had is that no matter what, once you have an experience that is separate from your home life and from your family and where you grew up, you will never be the same again. You will never be the person that you’d have been had you stayed.”

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In a recent interview withThe Times, theFoestar spoke about how starring inThe Outrun— an adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s 2016 memoir of the same name about the author’s recovery from alcoholism —affected her own relationship with alcohol.

“I’m more conscious of my intake — and there’s more people of my generation who are choosing not to drink any more because of how it makes them feel,” she said.

source: people.com