Photo of the Month
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Celebrity of the Month
February 2012
Celebrity Photo Of The Month
Emma Donoghue with Kim McKimmie
Emma Donoghue is an Irish-born writer who all Miss Kim can say is “she takes the cake!” (Kim attended a reading last year in Portland, Oregon and said it was amazing to hear her read from her award-winning novel and to meet this mega-talented writer.)
Now living in Ontario, Canada, Emma Donoghue’s bio as a writer of short stories, plays and novels is jam-packed with accolades and awards - all duly earned. The daughter of a Literary Critic, (she was named after Jane Austen’s “Emma”) she wrote her first novel at age 19 and has a PhD in English from the University of Cambridge.
Her seventh novel, Room, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and the Orange Prize. The New York Times named it one of the six best novels of 2010 and many other prizes and awards too numerous to mention.
Her website gives this description of the book...
ROOM (2010) is the story of a five-year-old called Jack, who lives in a single room with his Ma and has never been outside. When he turns five, he starts to ask questions, and his mother reveals to him that there is a world outside. Told entirely in Jack’s voice, ROOM is no horror story or tearjerker, but a celebration of resilience and the love between parent and child.
Her voice as a writer certainly deserves a standing ovation.
Emma Donahue replies to the question:
“Did you always want to be a writer?”
“No, first I wanted to be a ballerina, but at about eight years old I realised I was going to be too tall, so I settled for literature. This way I get to eat more cake.”
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