Donoghueová Emma Knihy

Pre päťročného Jacka je Izba celým svetom, miestom, kde sa narodil a vyrastá so svojou mamou. Žijú v bezpečí, učia sa, čítajú, spia a hrajú sa. V noci ho mama ukladá do šatníka, aby bol v bezpečí pred Starým Nickom. Príbeh je rozprávaný Jackom, ktorý nikdy nebol vonku a žije v záhradnom domčeku prebudovanom na nedobytnú pevnosť. Napriek svojmu veku je duševne zrelší, vie čítať a písať a presne vyrozpráva svoj príbeh. Poznávanie sveta nadobúda cez detské knihy a televízne seriály, pričom všetko mimo Izby považuje za televízne, zatiaľ čo Izba je pre neho skutočná. Pre jeho mamu je Izba väzením, v ktorom je už viac ako sedem rokov. Napriek tomu sa jej podarilo vytvoriť pre Jacka život, v ktorom si neuvedomuje limity ich situácie. Ona však vie, že to nestačí, a vymyslí odvážny plán úteku, spoliehajúc sa na statočnosť svojho syna a šťastie. Keď sa ich izolovaný svet rozšíri, Jack začne klásť množstvo otázok o svete za štyrmi stenami.

Spisovateľka, ktorá sa už svojím debutom zaradila medzi najčítanejšie svetové autorky, nás tentoraz prostredníctvom skúsenej ošetrovateľky zavedie do zabudnutého írskeho kraja. Polovica devätnásteho storočia do týchto končín akoby ešte ani nedorazila. Vzdelaná anglická ošetrovateľka sa ocitne v prostredí, kde rozhodujú muži, legendy a povery. Jej úlohou je zistiť, či informácia, ktorá sa zásluhou miestneho lekára dostala do sveta a ktorá spôsobila, že tento stratený kút Írska ožíva, je naozaj pravdivá. Do skromnej chalupy v slatinách sa hrnú ľudia z celého Írska, ba i z cudziny. Prichádza aj novinár, ktorý má napísať o senzačnom prípade. Lib Wrightová sa pokúša odhaliť, čo sa v skutočnosti v dome O’Donnellovcov odohráva. Priebojný novinár a emancipovaná ošetrovateľka čoskoro spoznávajú, že pravda o zázraku znamená smrť.

In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews) In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders -- Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run from the police, and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward, over three days, these women change each other's lives in unexpected ways. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic, but they also shepherd new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work. In The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue once again finds the light in the darkness in this new classic of hope and survival against all odds.

The narrative centers on Katherine Bradley and her niece Edith Cooper, two Victorian spinsters and poets who collaborated under the pseudonym Michael Field. Their literary contributions include eleven poetry volumes and thirty historical tragedies, but their most profound work lies in a shared diary filled with emotional depth and wit, spanning twenty-five years. This profile draws from their unpublished journals and letters, offering a unique glimpse into their lives and creative partnership.

Family celebrations are difficult to organize at the best of times, but when your family is made up of four parents, seven children and one grandfather, they're practically impossible . . . The second warm and funny children's book from international bestselling author Emma Donoghue.

First collection of plays from the author of the bestselling novels Room and Frog Music, previously nominated for the Booker Prize and Orange Prize

Exploring lesbian desires and identities from the Restoration to the early 19th century, this book reveals the complexities surrounding women who loved women during this era. It highlights how these figures were often misunderstood, facing labels ranging from 'hermaphrodite' to 'female husband.' By analyzing new medical, legal, and erotic sources alongside classic literature, Emma Donoghue presents a diverse array of lesbian and bisexual identities, featuring characters like female pirates and queens, set against a backdrop of unique societal contexts.

From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Room, a book that explores the little-known literary tradition of love between women in Western literature.

Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed. Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror; Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. Acclaimed writer Emma Donoghue spins new tales out of old in a magical web of thirteen interconnected stories about power and transformation and choosing one's own path in the world. In these fairy tales, women young and old tell their own stories of love and hate, honor and revenge, passion and deception. Using the intricate patterns and oral rhythms of traditional fairy tales, Emma Donoghue wraps age-old characters in a dazzling new skin. 2000 List of Popular Paperbacks for YA