Haven by Emma Donoghue
A story of survival set in 600 AD Ireland; a parable of patriarchy, destruction and religion at sea.
Haven is a beautiful and timely novel about isolation, passion and the conflict between obedience and self-preservationThe island setting and the characters stayed with me long after I finished reading -- Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater
In 7th C, Ireland, three men set sail to a bird-thick island to find God. EmmaDonoghue combines pressure-cooker intensity + radical isolation, to stunning effect. What is Divine Grace? Purity of soul? Virtue? Not what they think. -- Margaret Atwood via Twitter
A patient, thoughtful novel with much to say about spirituality, hope, and human failure, and about the miracle of mercy
In 7th C, Ireland, three men set sail to a bird-thick island to find God. EmmaDonoghue combines pressure-cooker intensity + radical isolation, to stunning effect. What is Divine Grace? Purity of soul? Virtue? Not what they think. -- Margaret Atwood via Twitter
Born in Dublin in 1969, and now living in Canada, Emma Donoghue writes fiction (novels and short stories, contemporary and historical, most recently The Pull of the Stars), as well as drama for screen and stage. Room, was a New York Times Best Book of 2010 and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes, selling between two and three million copies in forty languages. Donoghue was nominated for an Academy Award for her 2015 adaptation starring Brie Larson. She co-wrote the screenplay for the film of her 2016 novel The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh, coming from Netflix. For more information, visit www.emmadonoghue.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529091144 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529091144 |
| Title | Haven |
| Author | Emma Donoghue |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2022-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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