Lesbian romance goes mainstream in this charming tale… nervous and sexy and funny in the best romantic-comedy tradition… razor-sharp prose, full-bodied portraits of all the secondary characters and shrewd observations about everything… warmhearted, readable and entertaining. Donoghue handles the complexities of the women’s relationship with ease… entertaining journey into what Jude calls “the intersection of love and geography.

This sparkling, lively story explores age-old questions: Does where you live matter more than who you live with? What would you give up for love, and would you be a fool to do so?Įxplores with a light, sure touch the subject of desire across distances of various kinds: generational, cultural, even spiritual. In the course of the next year, their lives, and those of their friends and families, will be drawn into a new, shaky orbit.

On her first plane trip, Jude’s and Síle’s worlds touch and snag at Heathrow Airport. Jude is a twenty-five-year-old archivist, stubbornly attached to the tiny town of Ireland, Ontario, in which she was born and raised. Síle is a stylish citizen of the new Dublin, a veteran flight attendant who’s traveled the world. I'm a big fan and look forward to more from this author.‘Donoghue’s sprightly novel is a comedy of manners, a romantic romp with a teasing twist. Like much of the talented writer’s fiction, the book is clever, well populated with eccentric characters and full of surprises… Donoghue’s smart, sexy, wryly observed novel succeeds in catching the tenor of the times.’ – London Free PressĪ love story with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist, Landing is a romantic comedy that explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationships-the kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and Internet. Like that book, 'Landing' lives as much in the minds of the protagonists as in any action-paced plotting. I was a huge fan of that book, in particular her ability to bring to life a tilted world through the eyes of a five year old boy. Emma Donaghue is perhaps most familiar for 'Room', which was turned into an Academy Award nominated Best Picture film. I was rooting for the two women from the start. Anyo9ne who has live through a LDR will recognize the meaning (and misunderstanding) which can go into a simple email or telephone call, and the anticipation of long awaited reunions. We alternate from one to the other, sharing in visits, telephone calls and emails. I adored Donaghue's characterization of Jude and Sile. Museum curator and flight attendant go from the first rush of delight and discovery to the agonies of a long distance romance. A charming romance starting with a 'Meet Cute' aboard a transatlantic Canada-to Ireland flight.

Landing by Emma Donoghue