{"product_id":"the-wonder-9780316393867","title":"The Wonder","description":"\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 \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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316393867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Emma Donoghue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636246016156,"sku":"9780316393867","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b713bd6b-e82b-4218-bcab-c80ac333bd32.jpg?v=1603841365","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wonder-9780316393867","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}