Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue is the author of Room, shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize, and screenwriter of its film adaptation. Her other works include Frog Music, The Sealed Letter and Slammerkin. ‘The Wonder’ is an extract from her new novel, The Wonder, forthcoming from Picador in the UK, Little, Brown in the US and HarperCollins in Canada.