
A paralyzed Afghan War veteran inexplicably walks again, igniting media frenzy, Vatican scrutiny, and debates over faith versus science.
A paralyzed Afghan War veteran inexplicably walks again, igniting media frenzy, Vatican scrutiny, and debates over faith versus science.
"Funny, bighearted...Miles specializes in giving fully rounded humanity to characters who might elsewhere be treated as stock figures...pitch-perfect." -- New York Times Book Review "Miles is a writer so virtuosic that readers will feel themselves becoming better, more observant people from reading him." -- Los Angeles Review of Books A profound new novel about a paralyzed young man's unexplainable recovery--a stunning exploration of faith, science, mystery, and the meaning of life Rendered para...
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Affecting love story and central character's sexuality as key element
Wartime firefights and combat injury backstory in Afghanistan