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âThe author seems to be standing on the shoulders of giants . . . gives a rare human depth to a young priest who wants to become a saintâ (San Francisco Chronicle).  In a pitch-perfect, deeply satisfying work of fiction selected as a New York Times Notable Book, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, and recipient of the Gold Medal for Fiction from the Commonwealth Club of California, master storyteller LâHeureux enters the world of an unorthodox young priest whose faith is put to the test.  Father Paul LeBlanc is young, handsome, and charismatic, but he has dangerous ideas on sex, marriage, and birth controlâand he just doesnât uphold the decorum expected of a young priest. When, for no reason, a miracle occursâa dead girl is brought back to life before his eyesâFather LeBlanc finds his faith, his vows, his reason, and his life itself 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 is John LâHeureuxâs best, most daring novel to date.  âWritten in swift-moving prose of unaffected simplicity . . . It comes off as neither pat nor preachy but, rather, as a delicately nuanced portrait of recognizable human individuals making what they can of life.â âThe New York Times Book Review  âLâHeureux brings the priest through his crisis of faith with the same tenderness that makes all his books such a pleasure in read.â âTheLos Angeles Times Book Review  âLâHeureuxâs snappy, succulent novel of faith and body, starts out sharp and ends with a razor slash.â âThe Baltimore Sun |
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