Donoghue works subtly in the margins, letting these three men evolve into their distinct roles. The result is a story of survival trapped in a very small space, completely cut off from the world: Room with a view. The challenges - what to eat, where to sleep - are exacerbated by Artt’s fanatical insistence that they immediately build a stone church and begin copying Bibles. The drama of this novel accumulates slowly, like the fresh water in their cistern. But Haven creates an eerie, meditative atmosphere that should resonate with anyone willing to think deeply about the blessings and costs of devoting one’s life to a transcendent cause. very few readers have been praying for a novel like this.
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