Astray

Emma Donoghue's collection of fourteen fact-inspired fiction stories explores diverse journeys to, within, and from North America, featuring characters such as emigrants, runaways, and drifters crossing boundaries of race, law, and sanity. The narratives delve into moments of love, desperation, and rebellion, capturing a wide range of historical and social contexts, including stories of slaves, early Puritans, and soldiers. With compelling and sometimes shocking tales, the collection illuminates four centuries of restless wandering and human resilience.