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Emma Donoghue
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born
October 24, 1969
in Dublin, Ireland
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Room
   3.95 avg rating — 111,515 ratings
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2010
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Slammerkin
3.62 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
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2000
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14 editions
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Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
3.81 avg rating — 1,397 ratings
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1997
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The Sealed Letter
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2008
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Landing
3.43 avg rating — 715 ratings
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2007
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Life Mask
3.41 avg rating — 659 ratings
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2004
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Hood
3.70 avg rating — 431 ratings
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1995
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Stir-Fry
3.57 avg rating — 447 ratings
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1994
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The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories
by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author), Kathleen Anderson 3.48 avg rating — 371 ratings
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2002
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Touchy Subjects: Stories
3.55 avg rating — 285 ratings
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2006
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"My kids are home and my working week is over so that's it, folks. Thanks so much for joining me in the most probing discussion of ROOM I've had yet, b...more
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"Very important, actually. With my first novel (STIRFRY) I changed my mind just before publication, and changed the ending dramatically, but these days...more
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"Yes, the Pill is a very brief mention of a daily pill she takes from a pack with a bubble for every day of the month... clearly I should have flagged...more
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“In the world I notice persons are nearly always stressed and have no time...I don't know how persons with jobs do the jobs and all the living as well...I guess the time gets spread very thin like butter all over the world, the roads and houses and playgrounds and stores, so there's only a little smear of time on each place, then everyone has to hurry on to the next bit.”
― Emma Donoghue, Room
― Emma Donoghue, Room
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| Novel Ladies: Sue's 2010 reading log | 26 | 32 | Dec 12, 2009 09:22pm | |
| GR-101: Book Appr...: Marilyn's Reading Log-2010 | 17 | 6 | Jan 17, 2010 11:15am | |
| Goodreads Malaysia: Senarai Panjang Hadiah Booker 2010 | 8 | 31 | Aug 01, 2010 09:58pm | |
| "The BB's": OCTOBER! 2010 Bitches Choice Nominations | 19 | 20 | Sep 14, 2010 07:59pm | |
| Bookish: 19September10 | 25 | 29 | Sep 20, 2010 06:41pm | |
| Coffee Talk: Septemter 16 - September 30. 2010 | 279 | 27 | Oct 01, 2010 09:53am | |
| Novel Ladies: NYT Bestseller List - September 24th, 2010 | 3 | 7 | Oct 01, 2010 01:41pm | |
| Novel Ladies: NYT Bestseller List - October 1st, 2010 | 3 | 6 | Oct 01, 2010 02:20pm |
Q & A with Emma Donoghue
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The winner of the 2010 Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction is answering questions about ROOM, the gripping story of a mother and son held captive in an...more
