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035 (OCoLC)906705729
037 0015731780|bBaker & Taylor
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099 eBook Boundless
100 1 Roe, Andrew,|d1967-|eauthor.
245 14 The miracle girl /|ca novel by Andrew Roe.|h[Boundless
electronic resource]
250 First edition.
264 1 Chapel Hill, North Carolina :|bAlgonquin Books of Chapel
Hill,|c[2015]
300 1 online resource
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520 “To believe or not to believe--that is the question
facing all who are touched by the comatose ‘miracle
girl’ at the swirling center of Andrew Roe’s
dazzling debut. But more than an exploration of the
mysteries of faith, it’s also the unforgettable
story of one family’s struggle against tragedy. The
result is an uplifting miracle of a book.” &
mdash;Will Allison, author of Long Drive Home The crowds
keep coming. More and more every day it seems . . . drawn
by rumor and whisper and desperate wish. Somehow they
heard about the little girl on Shaker Street.” They
come to see eight-year-old Anabelle Vincent, who lies in a
comalike state--unable to move or speak. They come because
a visitor experienced what seemed like a miracle and
believed it was because of Anabelle. Word spread. There
were more visitors. More miracles. But is there a
connection? And does it matter? Set against the backdrop
of the approaching millennium--with all its buzz about
reckoning and doom--this impressive debut novel is
narrated by Anabelle herself; by her devoted mother, who
cares for her child while struggling to make sense of the
media frenzy surrounding her; by Anabelle’s
estranged father, who is dealing with the guilt of his
actions; and by the people who come seeking the child&
rsquo;s help, her guidance, and her healing. Yet it tells
a larger cultural story about the human yearning for the
miraculous to be true, about how becoming a believer--in
something, anything, even if you don’t understand it
--can sustain you. “In The Miracle Girl, we’re
reminded that the desire for miracles always connotes
dissatisfaction, even as it articulates a hope. Roe deftly
explores this paradox . . . [and] examines the strange
responsibility of being believed in. A stunning, confident
debut.” —Peter Rock, author of The Shelter
Cycle “An incisive and insightful critique of
America, investigating where we put our faith and why . .
. It’s a novel about what it means to be human, to
be lost or broken, a little or a lot, and to seek
connection and hope and maybe even transcendence in the
world around us.” —Doug Dorst, author of S.
and Alive in Necropolis
538 Requires Boundless App.
588 Description based on print version record.
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650 0 Daughters|vFiction.
650 0 Miracles|vFiction.
650 0 Medical fiction.
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650 7 Miracles.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01023535
650 17 Fiction.|2overdrive
655 4 Electronic books.
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655 7 Christian fiction.|2gsafd
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655 7 Psychological fiction.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01726481
776 08 |iElectronic reproduction of (manifestation):|aRoe, Andrew,
1967-|tMiracle girl|dChapel Hill, North Carolina :
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2015]|z9781616203603
|w(DLC) 2014038607|w(OCoLC)886493317
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