![]() ![]() ![]() (In case the location of this story sounds a bit familiar, it probably is. And there are plenty of precipitous crags and rocky outcroppings to choose from on the Great Skellig. This book made me want to push one of the characters off of a very high cliff. In such a place, what will survival mean? ![]() 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 rows 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. Haven has Emma Donoghue’s trademark world-building and psychological intensity-but this story is like nothing she has ever written before. What they find is the extraordinary island now known as Skellig Michael. ![]() They set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream, with only faith to guide them. Three men vow to leave the world behind them. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,, Better World Books Published by Audible Audio on August 23, 2022 Source: supplied by publisher via NetGalleyįormats available: hardcover, large print, paperback, ebook, audiobook ![]()
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