Anatomy of a Miracle by Jonathan Miles

Anatomy of a Miracle by Jonathan Miles

"Funny, bighearted...Miles specializes in giving fully rounded humanity to characters who might elsewhere be treated as stock figures...pitch-perfect."
- New York Times Book Review

"Miles is a writer so virtuosic that readers will feel themselves becoming better, more observant people from reading him."
- Los Angeles Review of Books

A profound new novel about a paralyzed young man's unexplainable recovery-a stunning exploration of faith, science, mystery, and the meaning of life

Rendered paraplegic after a traumatic event four years ago, Cameron Harris has been living his new existence alongside his sister, Tanya, in their battered Biloxi, Mississippi neighborhood where only half the houses made it through Katrina. One stiflingly hot August afternoon, as Cameron sits waiting for Tanya during their daily run to the Biz-E-Bee convenience store, he suddenly and inexplicably rises up and out of his wheelchair.

In the aftermath of this "miracle," Cameron finds himself a celebrity at the center of a contentious debate about what's taken place. And when scientists, journalists, and a Vatican investigator start digging, Cameron's deepest secrets-the key to his injury, to his identity, and, in some eyes, to the nature of his recovery-become increasingly endangered. Was Cameron's recovery a genuine miracle, or a medical breakthrough? And, finding himself transformed into a symbol, how can he hope to retain his humanity?

Brilliantly written as closely observed journalistic reportage and filtered through a wide lens that encompasses the vibrant characters affected by Cameron's story, Anatomy of a Miracle will be read, championed, and celebrated as a powerful story of our time, and the work of a true literary master.

Dear American Airlines, Want Not, and Anatomy of a Miracle are all written by Jonathan Miles. He is a contributing editor to magazines like Details, Garden & Gun, Men's Magazine, and Field & Stream, and is a former New York Times columnist. Best American Sports Writing and Best American Crime Writing have both published anthologies of his work. He used to live in Oxford, Mississippi, but now resides in rural New Jersey beside the Delaware River.

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ISBN 13	9780553447606
ISBN 10	0553447602
Title	Anatomy of a Miracle
Author	Jonathan Miles
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2019-01-08
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.