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- ISBN: 0151014299
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113089054
- Release Date: August 7, 2009
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Absent a Miracle" by Christine Lehner to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Absent a Miracle"Browse more products related to "Christine Lehner"Review"ABSENT A MIRACLE has no literary pretentions; it's pure, unadulterated adulterous entertainment....Lehner is a talented humorist....[and for her], the plot is like one of those moving racks at the dry cleaner's, a device on which she can hand her comedy routines." Publisher's noteAlice Fairweather, a lapsed Catholic who lives in upstate New York with her two sons and philandering husband (whom she loves to distraction), has just lost her dream job as a radio talk show hostess. When one of the family dogs suddenly becomes gravely ill, Alice opts out of a family spelunking vacation to nurse the pooch. Unexpectedly, her husband's charismatic Nicaraguan Harvard roommate, Abelardo--coffee planter, failed seminarian, and scion of an old Nicaraguan family--comes to visit as part of his quest to have his aunt canonized as the first Nicaraguan saint. Through a variety of somewhat bizarre and miraculous events, Abelardo must return home to his village before his canonization work is complete. But Alice, with time on her hands and a void to fill, adopts Abelardo's mission and becomes obsessed with helping him find the path to sanctify his ancestor. Not only does she befriend Hubert, the eccentric man in charge of New York's hagiography club, she becomes somewhat of an expert on the various women who have achieved the distinction of sainthood, and soon finds herself on a plane destined for Nicaragua. Abelardo's quest to canonize his aunt, together with Alice's quest to save her marriage, makes for a miraculous story of love, loss, and faith. Losing her dream job as a radio talk-show host, New Yorker Alice Fairweather takes a spelunking vacation with her family and ailing dog but finds the venture challenged by a family friend's effort to get his aunt canonized, a new friendship with an eccentric hagiographer, and an impulsive trip to Nicaragua. Losing her dream job as a radio talk-show host, New Yorker Alice Fairweather takes a spelunking vacation with her family and ailing dog but finds the venture challenged by a family friend's effort to get his aunt canonized, a new friendship with an eccentric hagiographer, and an impulsive trip to Nicaragua. AnnotationAlice Fairweather, a non-practicing Catholic, receives a much-needed reinvigoration of her faith when Abelardo, an eccentric friend of her husband, recruits her to assist on his wild mission to have his aunt canonized as a saint. If You Enjoy "Absent a Miracle (Book)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Absent a Miracle (Book)" by Christine Lehner (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Others Bestsellers
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