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The wonder : a novel / Emma Donoghue.
"Tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, who is said to be living without food, 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. As Anna's life ebbs away, Lib finds herself responsible not just for the care of a child but for that child's very survival. Haunting and magnetic, The Wonder is a searing examination of doubt, faith, and what nourishes us, body and soul. Written with all the propulsive tension that made Donoghue's Room a huge bestseller, it works beautifully on many levels -- an intimate tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a powerful psychological thriller, and a spellbinding story of love pitted against evil." -- from back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316393874 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0316393878 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780316466257 (international edition)
- ISBN: 0316466255 (international edition)
- ISBN: 9780316467049 (signed edition)
- ISBN: 0316467049 (signed edition)
- ISBN: 0316396737
- ISBN: 9780316396738
- Physical Description: 291 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Nurse -- Watch -- Fast -- Vigil -- Shift -- Epilogue -- Author's note. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Nurses > Fiction. Sick children > Fiction. Fasting > Religious aspects > Fiction. Ireland > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Psychological fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | PR 6054 .O547 W66 2016 | 30775305515398 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Wonder
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Summary
The Wonder
Now a Netflix film starring Florence Pugh: In this "old-school page turner" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review ) by the 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 months--and soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life. 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. 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 other's 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 Anna's dwindling body.... Donoghue keeps us riveted" ( Chicago Tribune ) "Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief" ( Newsday )
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