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100 1 $aDonoghue, Emma,$d1969-$eauthor.
245 14$aThe wonder :$ba novel /$cEmma Donoghue.
250 $aFirst edition.
260 $aNew York :$bLittle, Brown and Company,$c[2016].
300 $a401 p. ;$c24 cm.
505 0 $aNurse -- Watch -- Fast -- Vigil -- Shift -- Epilogue -- Author's note.
520 $aTourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, who is said to be living without food, and a journalist is sent to cover the sensation. Lib Wright, a veteran of Florence Nightingale's Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl. As Anna's life ebbs away, Lib finds herself responsible not just for the care of a child but for that child's very survival. Haunting and magnetic, The Wonder is a searing examination of doubt, faith, and what nourishes us, body and soul. Written with all the propulsive tension that made Donoghue's Room a huge bestseller, it works beautifully on many levels -- an intimate tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a powerful psychological thriller, and a spellbinding story of love pitted against evil. -- from back cover.
650 0$aNurses$xFiction.$2lcstt$3611075
650 0$aSick children$vFiction.
650 0$aFasting$xReligious aspects$vFiction.
651 0$aIreland$xSocial life and customs$y19th century$vFiction.