The wonder book by emma donoghue6/2/2023 ![]() ![]() And I like limiting the point of view in the story to one or two characters.”ĭonoghue appeared relaxed and happy after a whirlwind year of rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty after Room, the movie based on her book, earned dozens of awards and nominations around the world, including best adapted screenplay for Donoghue. ![]() I think confinement helps in the shaping of stories and to make the reader feel that tension. “I just can’t write those novels that span continents. “I do like confinement,” said Donoghue sipping a latte at the Black Walnut Bakery Cafe in Wortley Village. Wright, trained by Florence Nightingale, is a British nurse hired by a committee in the small town to watch over Anna and prove or disprove the fasting girl is a miracle. In this book, the central character, nurse Elizabeth (Lib) Wright, spends most of her time in a small bedroom watching over Anna O’Donnell, a young girl who has ignited a sensation in her native Ireland because she allegedly lives without food. Her newest novel, The Wonder, being released today, continues the tradition of characters in confined spaces found in her hit novel Room and her 1997 play Trespasses. That’s good news for fans and neighbours of the award-winning, Irish-Canadian author who calls London’s Wortley Village in Old South home. It’s clear Emma Donoghue likes writing about small spaces and living in small places. ![]() London author’s newest novel inspired by true tales of ‘fasting girls’ living without food ![]()
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