The Wonder

The Wonder

<b>In this masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of <i>Room</i>, an English nurse is brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle -- a girl said to have survived without food for month -- and soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life.</b> <br><br> Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, who believes herself to be living off manna from heaven, and a journalist is sent to cover the sensation. Lib Wright, a veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl. <br><br> Written with all the propulsive tension that made Room a huge bestseller, <i>The Wonder</i> works beautifully on many levels -- a tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a powerful psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil. <br><br> Acclaim for <i>The Wonder</i>: <br><br> "Deliciously gothic.... Dark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep" (<i>USA Today</i>, 3/4 stars) <br><br> "Heartbreaking and transcendent"(<i>New York Times</i>) <br><br> "A fable as lean and discomfiting as Anna's dwindling body.... Donoghue keeps us riveted" (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>) <br><br> "Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief" (<i>Newsday</i>)