A couple in crisis become foster parents of an unaccompanied refugee child. The arrival of the young Somali boy will bring to the surface different sides of their past, awakening traumas of displacement for both parents, while acting as a catalyst to their relationship. Their seventeen-year-old daughter will feel attracted to the new family member, while her thirteen-year-old sister will experience conflicting emotions that she will record in her personal diary. The story will build up in an unexpected direction…
The Miracle is a multifaceted, polyphonic novel that observes the “Other” through the eyes of the four family members, offering us a series of projections on his enigmatic face.
Kichli, 2022, 344 p.
