{"product_id":"9781478915010","title":"The Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*The latest masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the latest masterpiece by Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, an English nurse brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle-a girl said to have survived without food for months-soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTourists 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with all the propulsive tension that made \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eACCLAIM FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE WONDER:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Deliciously gothic\u003c\/b\u003e.... \u003cb\u003eDark and vivid, with complicated characters, this is a novel that lodges itself deep\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today, \u003c\/i\u003e3\/4 stars); \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heartbreaking and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etranscendent\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e); \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fable as lean and discomfiting as Anna's dwindling body.... Donoghue keeps us riveted\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e); \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Donoghue poses powerful questions about faith and belief\" (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Pub","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015524040944,"sku":"9781478915010","price":78.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781478915010_p0.jpg?v=1763616205","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781478915010","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}