The historical short stories in Emma Donoghue?s new collection, ?Astray,? wander across centuries and continents, but they actually don?t stray far from this Irish-born writer?s preoccupations with captivity, sexual predation, prostitution and the grip of parenting. Donoghue is best known for her previous book, the heart-stopping novel, ?Room,? about a young woman who gives birth and raises a small son while held captive in a bunker for seven years by a rapist. Readers looking for the visceral power of ?Room? will find tastes of it, but in small, snack-size packages.
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