Centuries of June: Book summary and reviews of Centuries of June by Keith Donohue

Centuries of June Summary

Set in the bathroom of an old house just before dawn on a night in June, Centuries of June is a black comedy about a man who is attempting to tell the story of how he ended up on the floor with a hole in his head. But he keeps getting interrupted by a series of suspects - eight women lying in the bedroom just down the hall. Each woman tells a story drawn from five centuries of American myth and legend in a wild medley of styles and voices.

Centuries of June is a romp through history, a madcap murder mystery, an existential ghost story, and a stunning tour de force at once ingenious, sexy, inspiring, and ultimately deeply moving.

Centuries of June Reviews

"[A] puzzling and greatly satisfying trip." - Publishers Weekly

"Donohue's polished prose holds the story together and offers a more than satisfying ending." - Booklist

"Donohue's tour de force blends aspects of time travel and reincarnation genres into a witty whole... a pleasure to read." - Library Journal

"A tour de force in its mastery of styles, the book also has moments of high silliness - though toward the end Donohue weaves the threads of plot together in a surprising and affecting way." - Kirkus Reviews

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Keith Donohue Author Biography

Keith Donohue's novels include the national bestseller The Stolen Child, Centuries of June, and Angels of Destruction. He also has written reviews for the Washington Post. Donohue has a Ph.D. in English with a specialization in modern Irish literature and wrote the introduction to the Complete Novels of Flann O’Brien. He lives in Maryland near Washington, DC.

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