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Room is Emma Donoghue's seventh novel and a departure it would seem from her works of historical fiction such a Slammerkin and contemporary fiction such as Landing. Room, my first Emma Donoghue novel, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2010. It is an intriguing, clever and suspenseful tale which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Although the subject matter of the novel is distressing, dealing as it does with the imprisonment of a young child and his mother, it is made approachable (entertaining even!) ...more
Although the subject matter of the novel is distressing, dealing as it does with the imprisonment of a young child and his mother, it is made approachable (entertaining even!) ...more
