Anatomy of a Miracle

Cameron Harris, an Afghanistan War veteran left paraplegic four years earlier, lives with his sister Tanya in a battered Biloxi, Mississippi neighborhood where Katrina left only half the homes standing. One sweltering August afternoon, waiting for Tanya during their daily trip to the Biz-E-Bee store, he rises out of his wheelchair without explanation. The apparent miracle makes him a celebrity and sets off a fierce debate, and as scientists, journalists and a Vatican investigator dig into his case, the secrets behind his injury and identity are at risk. Novelist and journalist Jonathan Miles tells the story in the style of close journalistic reportage; Hogarth published it in 2018.

Sarah Jessica Parker called Miles a great American storyteller and described the novel as tender and life-affirming, following Cameron Harris, a paraplegic veteran, and his sister Tanya after he suddenly regains the ability to walk.