6/8/2023 0 Comments Emma donoghue haven![]() "Taking one of her regular breaks from contemporary fiction, Donoghue has left behind none of her ability to spin a compelling story and people it with sharp characterizations.Generating narrative tension from a minimum of action, Donoghue brings the monks’ conflicts to a climax when Trian falls ill and a long-kept secret is revealed. "Donoghue's readers and all lovers of thought-provoking literary fiction will be looking for this quietly dramatic tale."- Sara Johnson, Booklist ![]() The island setting and the characters stayed with me long after I finished reading.”- Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater “ Haven is a beautiful and timely novel about isolation, passion and the conflict between obedience and self-preservation. This is a patient, thoughtful novel with much to say about spirituality, hope, and human failure, and about the miracle of mercy.”- Esi Edugyan, Giller Prize-winning author of Washington Black What is Divine Grace? Purity of soul? Virtue? Not what they think.” - with the clarity of a fable, Haven transports us into territories unknown, where ‘fog makes an island of every man.’ Donoghue’s men of the cloth confront challenges that rattle not only their faith in God, but their faith in each other and in the natural world. ![]() In 7th C, #Ireland, three men set sail to a bird-thick island to find God. #EmmaDonoghue (ROOM) combines pressure-cooker intensity + radical isolation, to stunning effect. ![]()
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