The Wonder
Book description
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…
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Wonder as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Like many, I came to know Emma Donoghue through Room, which was adapted into the 2015 film. But she’s mostly a writer of historical fiction.
This book (which also became a movie) is set during the Irish Potato Famine when an English nurse is called to examine a supposedly miraculous “fasting girl” who claims to have gone weeks without food.
From Emily's list on historical fiction with mysteries.
I can be cynical. I can refuse to see the miraculous even when it’s right in front of me. I don’t want to be like this, but I’m a skeptic. But what if I let myself believe something surprising, beautiful, and impossible?
This book made me want to believe in miracles, prayer, faith, and one person’s ability to change everything.
From Heather's list on when you’re feeling your worst.
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