The lyrical depiction of grief in Max Porter´s GRIEF IS A THING WITH FEATHERS meets the tender examination of different kinds of love in Sarah Winman´s TINMAN in this tear-jerking literary debut about a life cut short by cancer, and a love cut short by fear and social pressure.
It begins with a miracle: a baby born too small and too early, but defiantly alive. This is Joe.
Decades before, another miracle. In a patch of nettle-infested wilderness, a seventeen year old boy falls in love with his best friend, Jack. This is Edward.
Joe gains a sister, Emily. From the outset, her life is framed by his. She watches him grow into a young man who plays the violin magnificently and longs for a boyfriend. A young man who is ready to begin.
Edward, after being separated from Jack, builds a life with Eleanor. They start a family and he finds himself a grandfather to Joe and Emily.
When Joe is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Emily and the rest of the family are left waiting for a miracle. A miracle that won´t come.
HERE COMES THE MIRACLE is a profoundly beautiful story about love and loss; and about the beautiful and violent randomness of life.