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Claustrophobic intimacy; expansive love; harrowing escape.

"Room" is a poignant narrative that digs deep into the resilience of the human spirit, bound in the confines of a single room. Emma Donoghue tells a harrowing and hopeful tale that speaks volumes about the bond between a mother and her child, unfolding a world through the eyes of five-year-old Jack. It's a read that remains with you, urging a reflection on the value of freedom and the power of a limitless imagination within physical limits.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2010)
  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2011)
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2013)
  • ALA Alex Award (2011)
  • Indies Choice Book Award for Fiction (2011)
  • Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year (2010)
  • Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Fiction Book (2011)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2014)
  • Galaxy National Book Award for WHSmith Paperback of the Year (2011)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (2011)
  • Trillium Book Award Nominee for English-language (2011)
  • UC Book of the Year (2014)
  • Eason Novel of the Year (2010)
  • Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2010)
  • OLA Evergreen Award (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Room

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ISBN: 9780330519021
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: ₱733.50
Authors: Emma Donoghue
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Drama, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Goodreads rating: 4.07
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Description

The story of a mother, her son, a locked room and the outside world. Jack is five and, like any little boy, excited at the prospect of presents and cake. He's looking forward to telling his friends it's his birthday, too. But although Jack is a normal child in many ways – loving, funny, bright, full of energy.
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Claustrophobic intimacy; expansive love; harrowing escape.

"Room" is a poignant narrative that digs deep into the resilience of the human spirit, bound in the confines of a single room. Emma Donoghue tells a harrowing and hopeful tale that speaks volumes about the bond between a mother and her child, unfolding a world through the eyes of five-year-old Jack. It's a read that remains with you, urging a reflection on the value of freedom and the power of a limitless imagination within physical limits.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2010)
  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2011)
  • Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Young Adults (2013)
  • ALA Alex Award (2011)
  • Indies Choice Book Award for Fiction (2011)
  • Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year (2010)
  • Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Fiction Book (2011)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2014)
  • Galaxy National Book Award for WHSmith Paperback of the Year (2011)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (2011)
  • Trillium Book Award Nominee for English-language (2011)
  • UC Book of the Year (2014)
  • Eason Novel of the Year (2010)
  • Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2010)
  • OLA Evergreen Award (2011)
  • Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction (2010)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.