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What the writers read — top authors on the books that made an impression in 2022

Louise Kennedy For me, the most memorable fiction often comes in small parcels. This Train Is For (No Alibis Press) is a collection of beautifully crafted short stories from Co Derry writer Bernie McGill. Written in prose that is both lyrical and plainspoken, these tales of memory and regret have…

Irish Independent

Stubborn, Determined, and Dying

In the Netflix film The Wonder, a “fasting girl” becomes a holy spectacle of self-annihilation.

The Atlantic

Off-duty cop compared to Die Hard hero after stopping thug from burning down Glasgow restaurant

Sergeant David Marr, 42, dealt with the thug and then sat back down to finish his meal.

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The Wonder review: Florence Pugh is at home in this beguiling period drama – with a controversial beginning

Past the odd – and already critically divisive – opening, this period drama is a sincere exploration of faith and truth

The Independent UK

What to stream: 'The Wonder' and other standout performances from Florence Pugh

Chilean director Sebastián Lelio’s latest film, “The Wonder,” makes its streaming debut on Netflix this week, premiering Wednesday. “The Wonder” is co-written by Lelio, Alice Birch and Emma Donoghue, on whose 2016 novel the film is based. The film takes place in 1862 Ireland, where an English nurse, played by…

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‘Like winning the lottery!’ – Kíla Lord Cassidy on starring in The Wonder, the stunning film she’s too young to see

The actor gives an astonishing performance in this movie about a miracle ‘fasting girl’ in rural Ireland. Shame she’ll have to wait two years to see it. We talk to the teen talent and her co-star mother

The Guardian - UK

The Wonder review – Florence Pugh’s passionate reckoning with a horrific miracle

Pugh drives forward Sebastián Lelio’s haunting adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s story of divine possession

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The Wonder review: Florence Pugh is superb in this mysterious post-Famine tale

The Wonder (15A, 108mins)

Irish Independent

Behind the scenes of Florence Pugh’s new film The Wonder: “It’s almost like going to another planet”

From Florence Pugh feeding the cast on-set to some very meta film-making

Evening Standard

Tom Burke: ‘Alan Rickman was like family, really’

The actor on tapping into his sinister side for Joanna Hogg’s Sundance hit The Souvenir, losing godfather Alan Rickman, and growing sideburns for new film The Wonder

The Guardian - UK

The Wonder review – a haunting period drama of faith and reason

Florence Pugh stars as a nurse called in to verify a miracle in Sebastián Lelio’s powerful story set in 19th-century Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Irish author Emma Donoghue of ‘Room’ fame says she’s feeling confident about Oscar glory for new Netflix hit 'The Wonder'

“I think Florence's performance is absolutely unnervingly good.”

Irish Mirror

Kila Lord Cassidy (13) on her famous co-star: ‘I just treated Florence Pugh like I would when meeting a new teacher for the first time’

Twenty years ago, while attending the Berlin Film Festival, Dubliner Elaine Cassidy was told her career was almost over.

Irish Independent

Florence Pugh reveals desire to live in 'idyllic' Ireland as she leads star studded Irish premiere of The Wonder

"Despite us shooting a very difficult story, we had the most amazing time here"

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Irish Independent

Florence Pugh dazzles in Dublin for the Irish premiere of The Wonder

Florence Pugh’s highlight of her time in Ireland is “the people”, many of whom turned out in droves to see the cast and crew of The Wonder swap the wilds of Wicklow for the Light House cinema in Dublin as the film made its Irish premiere.

Dublin Live

Florence Pugh jetting to Dublin next week for Irish movie premiere

The Oscar nominated actress will be in Dublin next Wednesday to promote new Irish movie 'The Wonder'

Evening Standard

Florence Pugh praises 'sensitive' and 'considerate' director of her new film

Florence Pugh has said the “passion” director Sebastian Lelio brought to the set of The Wonder was “exactly” what she needed at the time.Florence Pugh has said the “passion” director Sebastian Lelio brought to the set of The Wonder was “exactly” what she needed at the time.The British actress, 26,…

Evening Standard

The Wonder movie review: Florence Pugh is a miracle in this tense tale

The whole cast is fantastic and coupled with the atmospheric cinematography, a fabulous score and bold direction, more than make up for occasional flaws in the screenplay

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Irish Independent

Florence Pugh praises director who left ‘no leaf unturned’ on set of The Wonder

Florence Pugh has said the “passion” director Sebastian Lelio brought to the set of The Wonder was “exactly” what she needed at the time.

Los Angeles Times

With 'Bones and All,' 'The Wonder' and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover,' Telluride feeds the hunger

Telluride, Colo. — To feed or not to feed, that is the film festivalgoer's ever-pressing question: whether 'tis wiser to blow off a screening and seek out some much-needed sustenance (or a drink, or a nap), or to just power through and hope that sheer cinephile adrenaline will be fuel…

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The best new books released in August as selected by avid readers and critics

Our critics' picks for August include a sci-fi debut set in futuristic Melbourne, a 50s queer love story, and the latest from the author of Booker nominee Room.

The Independent UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Long Knives by Irvine Welsh and Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Haven,' by Emma Donoghue

FICTION: Three monks in seventh-century Ireland head to a remote island for prayer and penance.

The Guardian - UK

Haven by Emma Donoghue review – a seventh-century Room

In early medieval Ireland, a priest and two monks struggle to preserve their humanity – and their sanity – in utter isolation

The Guardian - UK

Haven by Emma Donoghue review – religious zeal meets ecological warning in AD600 Ireland

The Room author’s new novel is a timely allegory in which three monks face a test of their faith on an uninhabited island

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