Details for 'An Island' by Karen Jenning

An Island

by Karen Jenning
Telling the story of a lighthousekeeper, this is a novel "about guilt and fear, friendship and rejection; about the meaning of home". Longlisted for this year's Booker prize, this is a debut novel, released by an independent publisher. What will we think of it?
An Island
by Karen Jenning
Book publication date: 12th November 2020
Read by Woodbridge Book Group on 25th October 2021

Everyone agreed this was a bleak read with much to mull over - big themes of colonialism, xenophobia, trauma, poverty, and the troubled history of South Africa. All appreciated the quality of the writing and were fascinated by the book's progress to the Booker longlist, but some 'enjoyed' it while others were glad when they reached the final page - and all were shocked by the conclusion.