With stirring storytelling and memorable, empathetic characters, Emma Donoghue stunned the world with her critically acclaimed international bestseller Room, which was a New York Times Best Book of 2010 and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes. The New Yorker called Room “an astounding, terrifying novel…a testament to Donoghue’s imagination and empathy that she is able to fashion radiance from such horror.” In her new collection of 14 short stories, Astray, Donoghue, an Irish expat herself, introduces her readers to wandering individuals inspired by historical people in fact-inspired stories about travels to, from and within North America. “Time and again, Emma Donoghue writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before, and Astray is no exception. There is such a deep and compassionate imagination at work in every story in this collection that Astray feels almost like an act of clairvoyance,” says Ann Patchett. The author of 15 books, Donoghue shifts genres from literary history, biography, and stage and radio plays, to fairy tales and short stories. In addition to Room, her novels include Slammerkin, The Sealed Letter, Landing, and Life Mask. Read Less
With stirring storytelling and memorable, empathetic characters, Emma Donoghue stunned the world with her critically acclaimed international bestseller Room, which was a New York Times Best Book of 2010 and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes. The New Yorker called Room “an astounding, terrifying novel…a testament to Donoghue’s imagination and empathy that she is able to fashion... Read More
