Emma Donoghue

Born in Dublin in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish emigrant twice over: she spent eight years in Cambridge doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature before moving to London, Ontario, where she lives with her partner and their two children. She has written literary history, biography, stage and radio plays as well as fairy tales and short stories. She is best known for her novels, Slammerkin, Life Mask, Landing, The Sealed Letter, Stir-Fry, Hood, Landing, and the international bestseller Room a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes.