Eilis Lacey leaves her small town in Ireland hoping for a brighter future in 1950’s Brooklyn. Despite her initial homesickness, she falls in love with Tony, an Italian/American who opens her eyes to everything this new world has to offer. But a family tragedy leads Eilis back home to Ireland where her American sophistication catches the eye of the charming Jim. Eilis soon finds herself having to decide betweenthe life she’s always known and the new life she’s left behind.