My first nomination is
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, and it falls towards the latter half of the topic. The description for this historical fiction mystery really drew me in.
Goodreads .
Preview . 291 Pages . 2016 . Ireland, England & Canada
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The Irish Midlands, 1859. An English nurse, Lib Wright, is summoned to a tiny village to observe what some are claiming as a medical anomaly or a miracle - a girl said to have survived without food for months. Tourists have flocked to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O'Donnell, and a journalist has come down to cover the sensation. The Wonder is a tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.
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