The Miracle - Softcover

Irving Wallace

3.64

857 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722188633 ISBN 13: 9780722188637

Publisher: Sphere Books, 1985

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

Thousands of desperate people are drawn to Lourdes and its renowned Grotto when the Vatican announces that the Virgin Mary will perform another miracle cure there. Their lives are at stake...but will a miracle really occur?

Irving Wallace, author of The Word, The Man, and The Prize, focuses on an eclectic group of pilgrims at the site of the Virgin Mary's legendary appearance: Ken Clayton, a young American who gives up medicine in hope of a spiritual cure; his fianc�e, Amanda, a psychologist; a powerful Russian official who must keep his dangerous visit a secret; Hurtado, a Basque terrorist to whom the Grotto symbolizes repression; Liz Finch, a cynical journalist; Kleinberg, a Jewish doctor; Edith Moore, an English woman who is thrust into the limelight because of her own recovery; and Gisele, whose ambition is not to reach Lourdes but to escape it.

This is a novel of mystery, faith, blackmail, love, and violence, encasing the fascinating story of Bernadette, the young French peasant girl who first saw Mary at the Grotto in 1858. The subject is thought provoking. The climax is surprising.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Luke Daniels has narrated over 250 audiobooks, has been the grateful recipient of thirteen AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has earned three Audie nominations. His background is in classical theater and film. Luke has performed at repertory theaters around the country, but now he resides in the Midwest with his pack.

Review:

"Strong, engrossing."--The New York Times Book Review

"Ingenious, brilliant, marvelous storytelling."--Andrew M. Greeley, The Washington Post Book World

"Exciting and cleverly plotted. . . the extraordinary tension. . . blackmail, murder, shocking secrets. . . builds during the countdown to the Reappearance. . . Wallace's handling of the final act in the drama is a miracle itself."--Publishers Weekly

"Vintage Wallace!"--Library Journal

"Strong, engrossing." (The New York Times Book Review)

"Ingenious, brilliant, marvelous storytelling." (Andrew M. Greeley The Washington Post Book World)

"Exciting and cleverly plotted . . . the extraordinary tension builds during the countdown to the Reappearance." (Publishers Weekly)

"Vintage Wallace!" (Library Journal)

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.