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.

Miles, Jonathan: - Cultural historian Jonathan Miles has a personal engagement with St. Petersburg and its people that dates back to the Soviet era. Born in a trunk, Jonathan spent his childhood in America and Canada and currently lives in Paris. Graduating magna cum laude from University College, London, he received his doctorate from Jesus College, Oxford. Early books include studies of British artists Eric Gill and David Jones. His Wreck of the Medusa--currently under option for a full-length motion picture--is a voyage through the artistic, political and moral clashes of Restoration France. The New York Times called it 'enthrallingly recounted. The narrative is brilliantly meted out. His Nine Lives of Otto Katz--the tale of a flamboyant Soviet intriguer and spy--was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as unique among accounts of that world. Visit him at jonathanmiles.net.

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ISBN 13	9780553447583
ISBN 10	0553447580
Title	Anatomy of a Miracle
Author	Jonathan Miles
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2018-03-13
Number of pages	352
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