{"product_id":"the-wonder-paperback-1","title":"The Wonder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 child's life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with all the propulsive tension that made Room a huge bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acclaim for \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deliciously gothic.... Dark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, 3\/4 stars) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Heartbreaking and transcendent(\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fable as lean and discomfiting as Anna's dwindling body.... Donoghue keeps us riveted (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Dublin in 1969, \u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish emigrant twice over: she spent eight years in Cambridge doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature before moving to London, Ontario, where she lives with her partner and their two children. She also migrates between genres, writing literary history, biography, stage and radio plays as well as fairy tales and short stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is best known for her novels, which range from the historical (\u003ci\u003eFrog Music, Slammerkin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLanding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sealed Letter\u003c\/i\u003e) to the contemporary (\u003ci\u003eAkin, Stir-Fry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLanding\u003c\/i\u003e). Her international bestseller \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2010 and was a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762336989472,"sku":"9780316393867","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/113531f24c81e09d784124c9e1a4a7a7.webp?v=1780219814","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-wonder-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}