{"product_id":"the-wonder-9780316564465","title":"The Wonder","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a Netflix film starring Florence Pugh: In this \"old-school page turner\" (Stephen King, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) by the 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 months--and soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life.\u003c\/b\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)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Dublin in 1969, and now living in Canada, \u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e writes fiction (novels and short stories, contemporary and historical, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Pull of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e), as well as drama for screen and stage. \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2010 and a finalist for the Man Booker, Commonwealth, and Orange Prizes, selling between two and three million copies in forty languages. Donoghue was nominated for an Academy Award for her 2015 adaptation starring Brie Larson. She co-wrote the screenplay for the film of her 2016 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Florence Pugh, coming from Netflix. For more information, visit www.emmadonoghue.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390127378706,"sku":"9780316564465","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea132b05-03dc-43a3-9cb6-e3b79caaf909.jpg?v=1728940600","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wonder-9780316564465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}