The Wonder

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 The Wonder:

Deliciously gothic…. Dark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep (USA Today, ¾ 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)