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The wonder : a novel / Emma Donoghue.

Donoghue, Emma, 1969- (author.).

Summary:

Lib Wright, a young English nurse, arrives in an impoverished Irish village on a strange mission. Eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell is said to have eaten nothing for months but appears to be thriving miraculously. Lib's job is simple: to watch the girl and uncover the truth. An educated sceptic, Lib expects to expose the fast as a hoax right away. But as she gets to know the girl she becomes more and more unsure. Is Anna a fraud, or a 'living wonder'? Or is something more sinister unfolding right before Lib's eyes?

Record details

ISBN: 9780316393874
ISBN: 0316393878
ISBN: 9780316466257
ISBN: 0316466255
ISBN: 9780316467049
ISBN: 0316467049
Physical Description: 291 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Nurse -- Watch -- Fast -- Vigil -- Shift -- Epilogue -- Author's note.
Awards Note:	Scotiabank Giller Prize Nominee (2016), Shirley Jackson Award Nominee for Novel (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2016), Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award Nominee for Shortlist (2017)