- Title:
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The Wonder
- Written by:
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Emma Donoghue
- Read by:
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Kate Lock
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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10
- Duration:
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12 hours 23 minutes
- Published:
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October 28 2016
- Available Date:
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October 28 2016
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781509833115
- Genres:
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Fiction; Crime & Thriller; Psychological Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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International bestselling author
'[Donoghue's] contemporary thriller Room made [her] an international bestseller, but this gripping tale offers a welcome reminder that her historical fiction is equally fine.'
Kirkus Reviews
An Irish village is mystified by what appears to be a miracle but may actually be murder in the next masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author Emma Donoghue.
A village in 1850s Ireland is baffled by Anna O’Donnell’s 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 O'Donnell family's 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 levels – as a simple tale of two strangers who will transform each other’s lives, a powerful psychological thriller and a story of love pitted against evil in its many masks.
'Donoghue demonstrates her versatility by dabbling in a wide range of literary styles in this latest novel ... The closely imagined, intricately drawn story possesses many of the same alluring qualities as her bestseller, Room.'
Publishers Weekly
'Outstanding ... Exploring the nature of faith and trust with heartrending intensity, Donoghue's superb novel will leave few unaffected.'
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