Read this as part of the Book Of the Month- April 2017, with GR group- Nothing But Reading Challenges NBRC 
 This is definitely more than a 3 star but did not quite make it to the 4 star category for me although I have marked it a 4. I had put off writing a review for more than a fortnight as I was not sure how I could articulate everything the book made me feel. I like reading books with unusual concepts and when I read blurb of this one I knew I had to pick it up. 
 It is about a nurse Lib who is called to a rural Irish village to observe a girl who has not eaten in months. I love how the author has shown the reader's scepticism through Lib. Literally everything I thought has been covered and this made the character so real and relate able. Lib is strong, independent and speaks her mind which tends to rub people the wrong way. 
 The 'miracle child', Anna, had me confused, angry and then just sad. (view spoiler)[ To see a child go through what she did is heart breaking. The incest did not take me by surprise as I had been expecting it since the fornication sermon part (hide spoiler)] 
 Worst of all were the parents and the villagers. How could they stand by and watch this!! It just baffles me and is one of the reasons it did not make it to a 5 star for me. It just did not seem possible. 
 This book brings up questions on religion, religious preaching and interpretations. This is not new but the setting of the book and the impact this has on people's lives has been been articulated really well. 
 All though many would say the book is slow (which it is) I think it contributed to setting the atmosphere for the book. 
 What I did not like about the book is (view spoiler)[ 1) the fact that Lib did not scold Anna or yell at her to eat. I find this odd as this is something parents or elders resort to if you disobey them and they are at their last straw. 2) The romance angle seemed forced. After all that suspense for it to just peter out into marriage did not sit with me. There was no outlet for all that built up anger . 
 It felt like an adult novel suddenly turned into a YA novel with the happy ending (hide spoiler)] 
 I definitely recommend this book to anyone who like to read something different.