Maybe a Miracle
Brian Strause
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Synopsis
Maybe a Miracle by Brian Strause
'The first thing I think is sheâs just trying to get a rise out of me. Sheâs just floating, not a ripple in the water … itâs a very convincing performance. So, just to make sure, I pick up a tennis ball and chuck it at her, not too hard, but hard enough. It hits her head and bounces into the bushes. She doesnât flinch. She just keeps floating, face down, her back to the world, the ripples of her spine in stark contrast to the stillness of the pool.â
Maybe a Miracle opens on the night of Monroe Andersonâs senior prom. He is uncomfortably dressed, dying for a smoke, and worried about his sexual prospects for the evening. Then he sees his 11-year-old sister, Annika, lying face-down in the family swimming pool. He breathes life back into her body, but her mind remains in a deep and mysterious coma. From this moment on, Monroeâs life will be different. As family and friends rally round, hoping and praying that Annika will wake up, strange things start to happen around her… Whilst Monroe doesnât believe in miracles – let alone think his little sister can perform them - it seems others are more easily convinced. As stories of Annikaâs healing powers spread, Monroe can only stand by and watch as his mother, her church and the media attempt to elevate his sweet, annoying and wonderfully ordinary sister to virtual sainthood….
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'laugh out loud funny. . .provocative and unique. ****' People‘Strauseâs debut is as tender as a slow dance, as sassy as a rap song, and an utter joy.â Jacquelyn Mitchard
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Book Info
Publication date
3rd August 2006Author
Brian StrauseMore books by Brian Strause
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Publisher
Judy Piatkus Publishers LtdFormat
Paperback368 pages
Categories
Family DramaDebuts of the MontheBook Favourites
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)ISBN
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