Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, The Wonder - inspired by numerous European and North American cases of 'fasting girls' between the sixteenth century and the twentieth - is a psychological thriller about a child's murder threatening to happen in slow motion before our eyes.
Pitting all the seductions of fundamentalism against sense and love, it is a searing examination of what nourishes us, body and soul.
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Set in the Irish Midlands in the 1850s, The Wonder - inspired by numerous European and North American cases of 'fasting girls' between the sixteenth century and the twentieth - is a psychological thriller about a child's murder threatening to happen in slow motion before our eyes.
Pitting all the seductions of fundamentalism against sense and love, it is a searing examination of what nourishes us, body and soul.
Imprint | Picador |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | September 2016 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | Emma Donoghue |
Dimensions | 234 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 291 |
Edition | Air Iri Ome |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5098-1839-6 |
Barcode | 9781509818396 |
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LSN | 1-5098-1839-1 |