Back cover is torn at spine Hanging on by bottom 1” Shelfwear and creases in spine from reading Pages yellowed Signet, 1985, 415 pages 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 Ken the young American who abandons medical treatment for the chance of miracle Edith 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 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 rich, authentic detail, fast-paced plotting, suspense, and vivid characters.