Pre-order Learned by Heart, the dazzling new love story from Emma Donoghue. Taking two monksyoung Trian and old Cormache rows down the river Shannon in search of an isolated spot on which to found a monastery. The Irish Times 'Books to Look Out For in 2022'. In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. One of Easons 'Favourite Book of the Year 2022'. 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. But in such a place, far from all other humanity, what will survival mean? The Sealed Letter is based on the Codrington Affair. In 2008, Donoghue released yet another work of historical fiction. This is a novel that explores the long distance relationship that develops between an Irish flight attendant and a Canadian curator. Their extraordinary landing spot is now known as Skellig Michael. In 2007, Donoghue released the novel Landing. 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. 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. In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. 'Combines pressure-cooker intensity and radical isolation, to stunning effect.' – Margaret Atwood via Twitter 'This is Donoghue at her strange, unsettling best.' - Maggie O'Farrell, author of Hamnet The highly anticipated novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Pull of the Stars and Room
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