The Miracle: A Novel

The Miracle: A Novel

From Grove/Atlantic Press: "John L’Heureux has been acclaimed as '[a] master storyteller . . . elegant, cunning, and wickedly funny' (The Washington Post). Now, in a pitch-perfect, deeply satisfying work of fiction, he enters the world of an unorthodox young priest whose faith is put to the test. Father Paul LeBlanc is young, handsome, and charismatic. He has just been transferred out of Boston because of his dangerous ideas on sex, marriage, and birth control—and because he just doesn’t uphold the decorum expected of a young priest. Exiled to a summer beach community, he looks after elderly Father Moriarty, an unlikely saint who, on the edge of death, is beginning to question his belief in God. Father LeBlanc goes on preaching his edgy homilies, making his efficient way on the path to sanctity. Then Rose Perez and Annaka Malley enter his life, looking, each in her own way, for answers. When, for no reason, a miracle occurs—a dead girl is brought back to life before his eyes—Father LeBlanc finds his faith and his vows, his reason, his life itself, all called into question, leaving him with nowhere to turn. Witty, profound, and deeply moving, 'The Miracle' explores the way God meddles in our lives...and to what end. It examines with great wisdom and gentle insight how best man can serve his spirit. 'The Miracle' is John L'Heureux’s finest, most daring novel."

L'Heureux, John

Atlantic Monthly Press

2002

English

Book

No

240

New York, New York

http://www.groveatlantic.com/#page=isbn9780802140265

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