The Miracle [Paperback]

Irving Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2005

The Vatican Announces that the Virgin Mary will return to
Lourdes this year to Perform A Miracle Cure!

Will It Be A Miracle? Or Will It Be A Fraud?

Precious lives, loves, and happiness are at stake:

Ken Clayton: the young American who abandons medical treatment for the chance of miracle

Edith Moore: the Englishwoman whose miracle cure has made her famous against her will

Gisele Dupree, the French girl whose desperation to escape Lourdes will lead to violence

Liz Finch: the hard-bitten journalist who wants to "expose" Lourdes and its miracles

At the climax comes a surprise twist that only master storyteller Irving Wallace could pull off.
First published in 1984 The Miracle has everything we expect from Wallace at his best: rich, authentic detail, fast-paced plotting, suspense, and vivid characters.

Editorial Reviews

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

About the Author

Irving Wallace wrote sixteen novels and seventeen nonfiction titles during his long career. Together his books sold more than 250,000,000 copies around the world; many became fixtures on the bestseller lists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books (June 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765353334
• ISBN-13: 978-0765353337
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do you believe in miracles?, December 7, 2004

By 

Andrew W. Johns "ResQgeek" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Miracle (Hardcover)

The church announces the discovery of documents containing the secret prophecy of the Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette...that the Virgin will reappear during a specific 8 day period. Wallace takes us to Lourdes for these eight days and introduces us to a cast of characters drawn here for a variety of reasons. Set against a detailed description one of the world's most popular pilgrimage sites, this is an exploration of the meaning and role of faith and science in people's lives. Do miracles really occur? Or are there rational, scientific explanations? Does religion have any merit, or is it just so much superstitious nonsense? These are some of the questions raised by the stories of these various individuals. Each finds their own answers, but the reader is left to find their own answers in their own lives. Filled with unique and interesting characters and a vibrant setting, this book is well paced and entertaining. The author also does a good job of avoiding the predictable, and the ending includes a few surprises.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you reading but..., August 18, 2005

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Honoria - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Miracle (Paperback)

Wallace pulls you through the story, you really want to know, will she appear? What will happen to some of the characters who are sick, or wishing for miracles? What I didn't like, another reader mentioned, the regular descriptions of the women's bodies when the undressed. interesting how it was always the attractive women that managed to undress down to the skin for the reader! It felt kind of creepy, kind of peeping tomish. And I'm afraid the women characters were all portrayed pretty stereotypically, either beautiful saints, or cold business women. Overall, character development a big zero!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Versatile Writer, December 11, 2000

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raja acharyya (Bangalore, India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miracle (Signet) (Paperback)

I liked all of Irving Wallace's novels. He gives his heart to whatever he writes, along with the huge amount of research he does on each topic. His works range from wide topics like pornography to religion. I would recommend everybody to read all his novels except for maybe - The Golden Room. Is there any site devoted to Irving Wallace?