Tiny Uncertain Miracles

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Miracles are notoriously unreliable. But sometimes, just when they' re needed, they turn up - although not always in the form that we expect. . . ' A novel luminous with love and hope that will change the way you see the world. ' Kathryn Heyman Awkward, hapless Marick is still struggling with the loss of his wife, his child and his faith when he is reluctantly thrust into the position of chaplain at a large public hospital. Shortly after arriving, he meets Hugo, a hospital scientist and a man almost as lost as Marick himself, who is working in a forgotten lab, deep in the subterranean realms of the hospital. Hugo is convinced that the bacteria he uses for protein production have - unbelievably - begun to produce gold. Is it alchemy, evolution, a hoax or even . . . possibly . . . a miracle? In the meantime, Christmas is approaching, the number of homeless outside the hospital is increasing, the Director of Operational Services is pressing Marick about his weekly KPIs, you can' t buy chocolate in the hospital shop anymore, and Marick keeps waking with nightmares at 4 am every night. If ever a miracle was needed, it' s now. A tender, sweet, sad, gritty, slyly funny and unexpectedly uplifting novel about family, friendship, faith, love - and alchemy - Tiny Uncertain Miracles is a hopeful and luminous gift to all readers. PRAISE FOR TINY UNCERTAIN MIRACLES' Johnston articulates the biggest questions and the smallest human moments with rare beauty and precision. A stunning act of imagination and storytelling' - Robert Lukins, Loveland' Emotionally rich, profoundly absorbing and entrancingly unique, this is a book you won' t be able to put down. Johnston' s sentences dance, her wit sparkles and her power arises from her authority and audacity. Intellectually rigorous and achingly poignant; Tiny Uncertain Miracles is a virtuoso performance by a writer at the height of her powers. I have not read anything as satisfying and stimulating for a very long time. ' Alice Nelson, The Children' s House' Tiny Uncertain Miracles is witty, profound and a joy to read. Johnston posits that believing in something is better than nothing, and that redemption can come from the least likely places. Invisible gods, alchemy, medical science - all have their place but none tops the marvel of people, in their own weird ways and often despite themselves, being pretty bloody marvellous' - Paul Dalgarno, A Country of Eternal Light' Original, enchanting and ultimately hopeful - Tiny Uncertain Miracles is a dazzling tale that will get under your skin and into your heart, in the best way possible' - Ewa Ramsey, The Morbids