Blaze by Emma Donoghue

Blaze by Emma Donoghue

The first speculative work of fiction from Booker Prize-shortlisted, bestselling author Emma Donoghue, Blaze is a magnificent work of imagination and empathy.

'Blaze haunts me in the best way . . . a beautiful example of the literature we need now' – Sarah Moss, author of Ripeness

2040. A young pigeon named Blaze lives with her large, tight-knit flock on the fifth floor of an abandoned tower in a semi-flooded New York City. Life is full of danger but also joy.

When Blaze saves the life of a stranger and welcomes him into her flock, he brings with him a story: the forgotten history of the-time-before, of what life used to be like, and of what might still be possible.

As Blaze comes of age, she must learn to navigate the thrills and terrors of survival, love, parenthood. But the stranger’s story has changed everything, and soon Blaze finds herself forced to choose between adhering to the beliefs of her kind or forging a new path.

Praise for Emma Donoghue:

‘Time and again, Emma Donoghue writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before’ Ann Patchett
‘Emma Donoghue is a genius of compassion . . . Her stories bind us together’ – Colum McCann, author of Twist
‘Donoghue is a superb stylist – her prose is stirring and tender’ – The Sunday Times
‘She can do everything . . . And she’s unable to write a line you don’t believe’ – Joseph O’Connor, author of My Father's House
‘Emma Donoghue’s writing is superb alchemy’ – Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife
‘A writer of great vitality and generosity’ – The New Yorker

Blaze haunts me in the best wayDonoghue’s pigeons are ghosts from a brilliantly-imagined future, and the novel is a beautiful example of the literature we need now: art that can look steadily at the state of the world

Born in Dublin in 1969, and now living in Canada, Emma Donoghue writes fiction (novels and short stories, contemporary and historical), as well as drama for screen and stage. Room was shortlisted for the Booker, Commonwealth and Orange Prizes, selling nearly three million copies in forty languages. Donoghue was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film adaptation starring Brie Larson. She also co-wrote the film of her novel The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, as well as H Is for Hawk, from the memoir by Helen Macdonald. Her plays include adaptations of her novels Room and The Pull of the Stars, and a folk musical, The Wind Coming Over the Sea.

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ISBN 13	9781037411069
ISBN 10	1037411064
Title	Blaze
Author	Emma Donoghue
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pan Macmillan
Number of pages	160
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.