The Wonder

The Wonder

<b>A 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards Finalist</b><br /><br /><strong>*The latest masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of <em>Room*</em></strong><br /><br /> <div><strong></strong></div> <div>In the latest masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of <em>Room</em>, an English nurse brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle-a girl said to have survived without food for months-soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life.<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 <em>Room</em> a huge bestseller, THE WONDER 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.</div> <div></div> <div><strong>ACCLAIM FOR <i>THE WONDER:</i></strong><i> </i><b>"Deliciously gothic</b>.... <strong>Dark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep" (<i>USA Today, </i>3/4 stars); </strong><strong>"Heartbreaking and</strong> <strong>transcendent"</strong> <b>(</b><b><i>New York Times</i></b><b>); </b><b>"</b><b>A fable as lean and discomfiting as Anna's dwindling body.... Donoghue keeps us riveted" (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>); </b><b>"Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief" (<strong><i>Newsday</i></strong><strong>)</strong></b></div>