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
: "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
)