Haven
from the sunday times bestselling author of room
$22.24
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2022
Summary
Haven: A Tale of Faith, Isolation, and Survival
In seventh-century Ireland, three men embark on a perilous journey, driven by faith and a dream of escaping the world’s sin. Artt, a scholar and priest, is convinced he must leave everything behind, leading two monks – young Trian and old Cormac – down the river Shannon in a small boat.
Guided by Artt’s vision, they venture into the vast Atlantic in search of an isolated haven. What they discover is Skellig Michael, an impossib…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529091144 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529091144 |
| Author: | Emma Donoghue |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 151mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Haven is a beautiful and timely novel about isolation, passion and the conflict between obedience and self-preservation. The island setting and the characters stayed with me long after I finished reading – Sarah Moss, author of Summerwater
A patient, thoughtful novel with much to say about spirituality, hope, and human failure, and about the miracle of mercy
– Esi Edugyan, Booker-shortlisted author of Washington BlackIn 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 TwitterAbout The Author
Emma Donoghue
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.
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