![]() ![]() The first surprise is Lib's lodgings, which aren't with a local family as she expected. The details of the contract were arranged through Matron, her boss at the hospital. She arrives in Ireland with little information about her short assignment other than the knowledge that she will be well paid. Lib, who trained under Florence Nightingale, is usually based in London. Dubious of this so-called miracle, Lib has just two weeks to uncover her young patient's secrets and come to terms with her own difficult past. Lib's charge is Anna O'Donnell, an 11-year-old who allegedly hasn't had a bite to eat in four months. The Wonder by Emma Donoghue is a novel about Elizabeth “Lib” Wright, a British nurse whose wits, beliefs, and compassion are tested during an unusual assignment in rural Ireland circa 1859. Summary, Analysis & Review of Emma Donoghue's The Wonder by Instaread ![]()
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