Star Wars, monks and puffins — Emma Donoghue on Haven

29/08/2022 1h 0min
Star Wars, monks and puffins — Emma Donoghue on Haven

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Author of Room, Emma Donoghue questions the zealotry of monks in her latest novel, Haven, set on an inhospitable island in 7th century Ireland (Star Wars fans will recognise this island too!). Also, Pirooz Jafari on his gentle novel, Forty Nights, about war and displacement, and Grace Chan imagines a future dominated by virtual reality in Every Version of You.