The wonder - emma donoghue

In this masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room , 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 childs life.

Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna ODonnell, 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 Nightingales Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl.

Written with all the propulsive tension that made Room a huge bestseller, The Wonder works beautifully on many levels -- a tale of two strangers who transform each others lives, a powerful psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.

Acclaim for The Wonder Deliciously gothic.

Dark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep ( USA Today , 3/4 stars) Heartbreaking and transcendent( New York Times ) A fable as lean and discomfiting as Annas dwindling body.

Donoghue keeps us riveted ( Chicago Tribune ) Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief ( Newsday ).