**A young man discovers a family secret that turns his world upside down in this dark, emotive, shocking psychological thriller by number-one bestselling author Michael J. Malone** 'Beautiful, lyrical prose takes the reader through a perfectly constructed, often harrowing tale' **Denzil Meyrick**
In the Absence of Miracles
โ Scribed by Malone, Michael J.
- Publisher
- Orenda Books
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
A young man discovers a family secret that turns his world upside down in this dark, emotive, shocking psychological thriller by number-one bestselling author Michael J. Malone
John Docherty's mother has just been taken into a nursing home following a massive stroke and she's unlikely to be able to live independently again.
With no other option than to sell the family home, John sets about packing up everything in the house. In sifting through the detritus of his family's past he's forced to revisit, and revise his childhood.
For in a box, in the attic, he finds undeniable truth that he had a brother who disappeared when he himself was only a toddler. A brother no one ever mentioned. A brother he knew absolutely nothing about. A discovery that sets John on a journey from which he may never recover.
For sometimes in that space where memory should reside there is nothing but silence, smoke and ash. And in the absence of truth, in the absence of a miracle, we...
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