Book Review: Miracle Girl

Reviewed By: NH Storm

Miracle Girl     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Keith Scribner
Class/Genre:   Fiction   Religious Fiction
Riverhead Books, Paperback, 289 pages

Even though John Quinn works as a real estate agent for the diocese, he does not believe in miracles. Thousands of desperate pilgrims arrive in Hudson City where an extraodinary Vietnamese American girl, Sue Phong, is believed to be healing people throughout the city. With his relationship with Rita, his live-in girlfriend, becoming increasingly distant, his friend pushing him towards a shady deal between the Archdiocese John's life is spinning out of control. As Sue Phong gains media attention and thousands flock to Hudson looking for a miracle, the church has to take a stand. Is it an elaborate scam or the mysterious works of God. Quinn has to take stand, is she a hoax or the real thing? As Quinn gets closer to Sue Phong, he is forced to take a look at his own life as his best friend has reported him to the IRS and his life partner, Rita, is caring on an email affair with another man.

In the beginning this story held some promise. The characters' interaction with each other were not developed completely. The ending was not an ending at all and left more questions than answers.

NH Storm

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