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From the Publisher: In seventh-century Ireland, a scholar and priest called Artt has a dream telling him to leave the sinful world behind. 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. 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. In such a place, what will survival mean?

MY THOUGHTS :
I would never have imagined that the tale of three 7th century monks living on an isolated island trying to live a pure and simple life would grip me. But in the early morning hours of that Sunday morning, I couldn't stop turning the pages. Would I have appreciated a little more tension and revelations of secrets earlier on? Yes, I certainly would have liked that. But the atmosphere that Emma Donoghue builds is fantastic. As Artt becomes more and more fundamental in his beliefs, I truly felt myself fearful for Cormac and Trian. Truthfully, I was totally expecting something brutal and absolutely devastating in the ending. That being said, there was still a tinge of unexplainable feelings that did wash over me. In the nearly three weeks since I have read it, I am still mulling over some of those scenes. While it didn't walk away with feeling that it was a clear 4 star read, I would safely put this at a 3.5.



Expected Publication Date 23/08/22
Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ review published 26/07/22


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