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62nd out of 144 books
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42 voters
The Theft & the Miracle
by
Rebecca Wade
On a cold, rainy day, ordinary Hannah Price stumbles into the cathedral and does something extraordinary--almost in a trance, she makes a perfect drawing of an antique carving of the Virgin and Child, capturing their every detail.
The next day the statue of the Child is taken from the Virgin's arms, and a few days later Hannah is interviewed by the police. Soon, strange th
...moreHardcover, 368 pages
Published
January 2nd 2007
by Katherine Tegen Books
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The Theft and the Miracle is about overwieght Hannah Price who gets involved in a mystery. One day, she enters the cathedral and draws a perfect drawing of the Virgin and Child. The next day the statue of the Child is stolen. Thats when strange things start to happen to Hannah and she determined to find out what happened, even if it will take a miracle.
I loved The Theft and the Miracle because it was very suspensful and mysterious. The author really pulled me in with the plot. She was detailed b...more
I loved The Theft and the Miracle because it was very suspensful and mysterious. The author really pulled me in with the plot. She was detailed b...more
Sometimes it is easier to gush over a four- or five-star book than to explain why I am not giving a particular book four or five stars. To give three stars means it was OK but I'm really not recommending it to my friends.
The story was OK, and actually not the run-of-the-mill story. Although I'm a religious person, I was not overly taken by the "religious powers of statuary" part of the story. I liked the characters. I liked the "English" feel to the story (as opposed to an "American" feel to a...more
The story was OK, and actually not the run-of-the-mill story. Although I'm a religious person, I was not overly taken by the "religious powers of statuary" part of the story. I liked the characters. I liked the "English" feel to the story (as opposed to an "American" feel to a...more
Hannah and Sam are well-defined and highly likable characters which is what keeps me going in my least favorite genre, mystery. Wade also does a masterful job of creating a sense of place and time. The plot, however, was a bit confusing especially at the end when too much was happening too fast (it would have be a 4 star if I had stopped 3/4 through, but then I would not have know how it ended!). This is a first novel and I am trusting the her next will be better.
I liked this book. I looked forward to having a quiet moment to read it, but it wasn't quite the can't-put-it-down variety. The author is obviously a talented writer, and I liked the main character and her friend, but the story was inconsistent. At times it seemed very well thought out and the clues to the mystery were intriguing, but the end seemed overall weak. The bad guy tells the good guy exactly what has been going on, and I'm reading it wondering why he's telling her and what the whole po...more
It was a pretty good book. There were some grammer errors :( It bugged someone so much that in one part the put the correct puntuation in. lol :) Over all it was really easy to get into, fun, and kept me guessing! :)
I thought this was going to be a fantasy but it was more of a mystery and mysteries are always a little weird(this is the first book I read on my Kindle Fire that I got for Christmas!)
A great premise, but the writing was surprisingly amateurish--too many adverbs, one-dimensional characters, plotlines that don't go anywhere, implausible events, a Mary Sue narrator, a (very long) "here's what happened" ending... it read almost like a first draft, while at the same time you feel like the author slaved over it (and so I feel almost guilty for saying all that).
I'm surprised that a previous commenter was offended by the portrayal of Wicca "as a religion", since the portrayal was no...more
I'm surprised that a previous commenter was offended by the portrayal of Wicca "as a religion", since the portrayal was no...more
This book was amazing! It is such a mystery that has you guessing the whole way! The ending is so unexpected! It is such a good book!
This was a really good book. At first I thought it took place in the middle ages but its really in the present.
I love it. Good things and weird things, yes! Happens to ordinary, normal people like Hannah and Sam.
Intense and unpredictable (to me anyways:), this book is a great mystery.
SM
Nov 26, 2007
Theresa
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
don't know that I would
Shelves:
adult-teen
I feel conlicted about this one. It was a gripping book, very hard to put down, but some elements were disturbing. I didn't appreciate the discussion on Satanic worship and Wicca as a religion. However Christianity was the religion championed in the end. I definitely won't read this or recommend it to my kids.
An unusual book - I couldn't put it down until I was done although had sworn to go to bed early.
This was a really intriguing and original mystery.
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Rebecca Wade was born in Worcestershire, and much of the research for this book was done in the Worcester cathedral. She is a professional viola player, primarily with the Philharmonic Orchestra in England. THE THEFT & THE MIRACLE is her first book. She lives in London with her two children.
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