The Wonder: A Novel

About this book

An Irish village is mystified by what appears to be a miracle but may actually be murder in the next masterpiece from New York Timesbestselling author Emma Donoghue. A village in 1850s Ireland is baffled by Anna ODonnells fast. A little girl appears to be thriving after months without food and the story of this wonder has reached fever pitch. Tourists flock in droves to the ODonnell familys modest cabin and an international journalist is sent to cover the sensational story. Enter Lib an English nurse trained by Florence Nightingale who is hired to keep watch for two weeks and determine whether or not Anna is a fraud. As Anna deteriorates Lib finds herself responsible not just for the care of a child but for getting to the root of why the child may actually be the victim of murder in slow motion. A magnetic novel written with all the spare and propulsive tension that made ROOM a huge bestseller THE WONDER works beautifully on many levelsas a simple tale of two strangers who will transform each others lives a powerful psychological thriller and a story of love pitted against evil in its many masks.