The Wonder

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Call Number: Fiction / Donoghue, Emma, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Donoghue, Emma
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Donoghue, Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Donoghue, Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Donoghue, Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Donoghue, Emma	4-week checkout	Due 05-18-2024

Nurse -- Watch -- Fast -- Vigil -- Shift -- Epilogue -- Author's Note.
"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.

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Great story! submitted by sfrantom on July 24, 2017, 3:09pm Really enjoyed the main characters and the mystery as it unfolded with some surprising twists, and with a well-written ending!

disappointing submitted by 21621031390949 on June 24, 2019, 9:40pm Disappointing book by the very capable author Emma Donaghue. Really, it was a short story with a lot of padding. Boring and characters weren't real or well-realized.