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A Million Heavens

ebook / ISBN-13: 9781405519472

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In a hospital in a small New Mexico town, a father sits by the bed of his young son, who is in a coma. Outside, a group of locals gather to hold vigil for the boy, each drawn by their own reasons.

Every member of the group has their own story. There’s Dannie, a 33-year-old woman, desperate for children, and fighting to salvage her relationship with her 20-year-old boyfriend. Then there’s Cecelia – a musician who is grieving for a man who never knew he was the love of her life. And then there’s Mayor Carbrera – half-heartedly trying to keep the town afloat, and holding out hope that a religious cult will move in and become the answer to all his problems.

Hugely acclaimed when published in the US, A Million Heavens is an extraordinary novel by one of the most promising young American authors.

Reviews

The interplay of fantasy and reality permeating this lattice of storylines renders this a richly nuanced and multidimensional read
The Lady
Keeps you turning pages even as you want to slow to savor them, full of characters who are real because they are so unlikely
New York Times