A Room Called Earth is a debut novel by Australian author Madeleine Ryan. It was released on August 18, 2020 by Penguin Press in the US and in 2021 by Scribe in the UK and Commonwealth.
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| Author | Madeleine Ryan |
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| Language | English |
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Publication date | 18 August 2020 |
Plot
editA Room Called Earth follows a young woman over 24 hours, as she attends a Christmas Eve Eve Party in Melbourne. She goes to the party alone, meets different people, and eventually makes a connection with a handsome architect, who she invites back to her mansion.
Critical reception
editA Room Called Earth received a mainly positive critical reception[1]and was listed as "New and Noteworthy" in The New York Times and was selected in Bustle's "Top 20 Books of 2020".[2][3]
The Independent praised the novel as "Extraordinary … The dazzling directness of (Ryan's) prose opens thrilling new doors into the female experience of the sexual, spiritual and social worlds … The smart, magical voice Madeleine Ryan has found in A Room Called Earth is unlike anything else you’ll find this year."[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald described it as “Visceral and voluptuous.”[5]
The Australian declared the novel "One of the most extraordinary books of the year … An astonishing sensory experience."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Book Marks reviews of A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan". Book Marks. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "New & Noteworthy, From Ants to Erin Brockovich". The New York Times. 2020-08-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "The Best Books Of 2020 — If You Read Anything This Year, Make It One Of These Books". Bustle. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ Brown, Helen (2021-01-12). "A Room Called Earth author Madeleine Ryan: 'We should look at autism as a diamond with lots of facets'". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ On, Thuy (2021-03-26). "In this debut, protagonist and author share a different way of thinking". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ A Room Called Earth | Book | Scribe Publications. 2021-03-02. ISBN 978-1-925849-77-6.