Emma Donoghue: the lockdown lessons she learned from writing Room
The author’s bestselling novel of confinement has gained new resonance during coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
May 11, 2020
3 minutes
As the author of Room, a story about a mother and child held captive for years in a garden shed, Emma Donoghue mapped the mental toll of extreme confinement long before coronavirus lockdowns.
Her character Ma endured boredom, frustration, anguish and worse – yet somehow created a rich, nurturing environment for her son.
The story, a bestselling novel that became an Oscar-winning film, has found new resonance in the era of
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