Items related to The Wonder
Synopsis
An eleven-year-old girl stops eating, but remains miraculously alive and well. A nurse, sent to investigate whether she is a fraud, meets a journalist hungry for a story. Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, Emma Donoghue's The Wonder - inspired by numerous European and North American cases of 'fasting girls' between the sixteenth century and the twentieth - is a psychological thriller about a child's murder threatening to happen in slow motion before our eyes., Pitting all the seductions of fundamentalism against sense and love, it is a searing examination of what nourishes us, body and soul.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
Emma Donoghue's writing is superb alchemy, changing innocence into horror and horror into tenderness Author: Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife
Donoghue mines material that on the face of it appears intractably bleak and surfaces with a powerful, compulsively readable work of fiction Source: Irish Times
Fans of Emma Donoghue's first novel Room will not be disappointed with The Wonder . . . a tale of claustrophobic suspense and the intense relationship between a woman and a child . . . Donoghue's masterful way with words and imagery has the reader sharing Lib's scepticism and disdain for Anna and her family's naïve religious fervour. And it's Donoghue's skill in building The Wonder up into an increasingly tense thriller - is Anna a fake or a saint and will she live or die? - until a heart-thumping, palm-sweating dramatic denouement. Source: Red Magazine
Vivid, tender . . . Her contemporary thriller Room made the author an international bestseller, but this gripping tale offers a welcome reminder that her historical fiction is equally fine. Source: Kirkus, Starred Review
Book Description
A chilling novel from the bestselling author of Room.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1509818405
- ISBN 13 9781509818402
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages368
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 9.01
Shipping:
£ 2.08
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
The Wonder [Paperback] [May 18, 2017] Emma Donoghue
Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 1509818405-3-25560766
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Wonder
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00051920700
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Wonder [Paperback] [May 18, 2017] Emma Donoghue
Seller: Goodwill, Brooklyn Park, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Corners are bent. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CDs, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2Y6JCI008QRS_ns
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Wonder
Published by
Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 2017
ISBN 10: 1509818405
ISBN 13: 9781509818402
Used
Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A major film from the makers of Normal People and Room, starring Florence Pugh and streaming on Netflix. An eleven-year-old girl stops eating, but remains miraculously alive and well. A nurse, sent to investigate whether she is a fraud, meets a journalist hungry for a story . . . Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, Emma Donoghue's The Wonder inspired by numerous cases of 'fasting girls' between the sixteenth century and the twentieth is a psychological thriller about a child's murder threatening to happen in slow motion before our eyes. Pitting all the seductions of fundamentalism against sense and love, it is a searing examination of what nourishes us, body and soul. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR008284620
Quantity: 18 available
Stock Image
The Wonder
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9781509818402
Quantity: 4 available
Seller Image
The Wonder
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Seller Inventory # wbb0024143193
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Wonder [Paperback] [May 18, 2017] Emma Donoghue
Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. 1733836293. 12/10/2024 1:11:33 PM. Seller Inventory # U9781509818402
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Wonder
Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 6545-9781509818402
Quantity: 4 available
Stock Image
The Wonder
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Seller Inventory # CHL2349768
Quantity: 2 available
Stock Image
The Wonder
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover. Seller Inventory # CHL8811629
Quantity: 1 available