Waterstones Irish Book of the Month for May 2023
Three men vow to leave the world behind them and start anew...
In seventh-century Ireland,a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. Taking two monks - young Trian and old Cormac - he travels down the river Shannon in search of an isolated spot on which to found a monastery. Drifting out into the Atlantic,the three men find an impossibly steep,bare island inhabited by tens of thousands of birds,and claim it for God. Their extraordinary landing spot is now known as Skellig Michael. But in such a place,far from all other humanity,what will survival mean
Haunting,moving and vividly told,Haven displays Emma Donoghue's trademark world-building and psychological intensity - but this tale is like nothing she has ever written before...
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529091168Number of pages: 272Weight: 196 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 22 mm
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'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
'Told 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. This is a patient,thoughtful novel with much to say about spirituality,hope,and human failure,and about the miracle of mercy'- Esi Edugyan
'In 7th century Ireland,three men set sail to a bird-thick island to find God. Emma Donoghue combines pressure-cooker intensityand radical isolation,to stunning effect. What is Divine Grace Purity of soul Virtue Not what they think'- Margaret Atwood
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