+ No Import Fees Deposit & $14.78 Shipping to Singapore This book kept my interest right from the start. 'The Wonder' Is A Hard-To-Believe Tale Of Belief Emma Donoghue's latest follows a nurse in 19th century Ireland who agrees to monitor a famed …

Deep in the heart of Ireland, villagers claim to be in the midst of a miracle. I'm not usually the dissenter in the crowd, but as a middle school librarian I could think of one or two 8th grade advanced and mature readers who wouI'm not usually the dissenter in the crowd, but as a middle school librarian I could think of one or two 8th grade advanced and mature readers who would read this and talk about it with an adult, which I think would be very appropriate.

Highly recommended.Hmmmm . This book had an intriguing premise that made me want to find out more. I think this book just wasn't to my taste, I couldn't wait to finish it - but in saying that, I can definitely see how it may interest many. The book becomes a magnificent exploration of self-delusion, religious deception, and maternal love all bound together and exposed with heartbreaking tenderness. Novel Donoghue Hood (1995) memenangi Anugerah Buku Stonewall. I did not even particularly like the book the first time through, but the layers and angles one can look at the characters and situations makes for excellent discussion. I am not sure that I have a great way to explain it other than it is a “feeling” I have.The Wonder, by Emma Donoghue is a 2016 Little, Brown and Company publication. Lib Wright is a Nightingale nurse, employed alongside Sister Michael for a period of two weeks to watch over Anna O'Donnell.

a tale of claustrophobic suspense and the intense relationship between a woman and a child . Tourists have flocked to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, and a journalist has come down to cover the sensation.

The tension is very slow to build in Emma's latest book and as a retired nurse who trained only 12 years after the inception of the NHS in Britain, and one who has worked extensively in mental health settings including a specialist unit for the treatment of "anorexia nervosa", I found the early stages frustratingly tough to read as Lib struggles to realise that she cannot simply watch, but has a conscientious duty to help the child Anna towards survival rather than a cold observation of her death from starvation.

Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Pilgrims come in droves to see the devout girl, paying their alms (which fatten the coffers of the local parish). Emma Donoghue (s.24. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. So much happens towards the end of the book that I was transfixed. she is hailed as saintly be many and an example of a miracle. In The Wonder passages of direct speech are connected by an economical and sly third-person narrator…. But even considering that would necessarily make that nurse extremely bad at her job, and Lib, by Donoghue's account, is not.The other characters in the book are even less credible.

A nurse is employed to witness whether or not a girl can live without food as claimed by her family.

Books Inspired by various true accounts of "fasting girls" and set in the mid 19th century, The Wonder is the tale of a young Irish girl, Anna O'Donnell, whose Catholic family claim she has eaten nothing since her eleventh birthday... four months ago. Other I am not sure that I have a great way to explain it other than it is a “feeling” I have.Hmmmm . Pilgrims come in droves to see the devout girl, paying their alms (which fatten the coffers of the local parish). Having loved “THE ROOM”, I was eager to read this novel.The Wonder is a beautifully written novel that takes place in the mid-nineteenth century in a small Irish village.

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More the story itself was lacking in actual interest and creativity. An exploration of belief and faith exposed to the abrasive demands of reality and methodical scrutiny, a study of how we arrange what we want to believe through the power of imagination and religious guilt and fear. A good book makes you think and I am still thinking about this one a few days after finishing.and I found her unnecessarily haughty and offhand with the locals of the villageReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2017 Find all the books, read about the author, and more. well, not too sure about this one.

Interestingly religion, the family and the community leaders seem to make the situation worse.

It’s easily one of my favorite books of 2016.Deep in the heart of Ireland, villagers claim to be in the midst of a miracle. I enjoyed it okay, but it made me uncomfortable and I wasn’t satisfied with the plot progression. ""A riveting allegory about the trickle-down effect of trauma.

Eleven year old Anna O'Donnell is said to have survived for four months without any food any only a few teaspoons of water per day. Lib and a nun take it in turns to watch Anna night and day to ensure she is not secretly eating when nobody is looking.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2016

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Had it not been a Reading Group book, I may not have persevered but I'm glad that I did.