![]() ![]() They are the monks who, in Donoghue’s imagining, first founded the monastery that has perched atop that peak since about the 7th century. An intense visionary, Father Artt, has plucked grizzled convert Cormac and devoted novice Trian from their comfortable monastery and led them to the isolated peak of Skellig Michael, a mountain in the midst of the Atlantic a few miles off the coast of Ireland. They’re facing an extraordinary challenge. Age quod agis, the monks of Haven remind each other when anxiety rears its head- focus on what you’re doing, and let God’s plan take care of itself. ![]() The medieval monastic ideal of ora et labora (prayer and work) makes for a surprisingly compelling and suspenseful adventure in the hands of Donoghue, who excels at creating characters who make the best of bad situations, finding transcendence in the smallest details of daily life. ![]()
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