Haven, Emma Donoghue
Haven, Emma Donoghue
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Haven

Author: Emma Donoghue

Narrator: Aidan Kelly

Unabridged: 8 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/23/2022

Synopsis

In this beautiful story of adventure and survival from the New York Times bestselling author of Room, three men vow to leave the world behind them as they set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. 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 rows 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. In such a place, what will survival mean?

About Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue is the author of sixteen novels, including the award-winning national bestseller Room, the basis for the acclaimed film of the same name. Her latest novel is The Paris Express. She has also written the screenplays for Room and The Wonder and nine stage plays. Born in Dublin, she lives in Ontario with her family. Find out more at EmmaDonoghue.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on September 21, 2022

As a devoted fan of author, I truly loved the idea of three religious men’s journey to discover an island to build their sacred place! But honestly I have second thoughts about the entire execution which was flat, extra slow, a little boring. And big revelation about one of the character’s biggest s......more

Goodreads review by Julie on March 30, 2024

Three monks set off from a monastery in southwest Ireland in a small boat for a destination that God has yet to reveal. They navigate the River Shannon and emerge into the North Atlantic, where the currents and wind drive them south of the Iveragh Peninsula. A heavy fog lifts and before them the jag......more

Quotes

“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, Giller Prize-winning author of Washington Black

“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

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