The Wonder (Donoghue novel)

The Wonder is a 2016 novel by Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue.

Set in post-famine Ireland, the novel follows English nurse Elizabeth Wright as she cares for a supposed miraculous girl, who has survived without sustenance for four months.

The novel received positive reviews upon release and was nominated for the 2016 Giller Prize.[1] It was also adapted into a 2022 film of the same name directed by Sebastián Lelio.

  1. ^ "The Wonder". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 28 February 2023.