The Peacock Feast opens on a June day in 1916 when Louis C. Miracle Creek is Kim's debut novel.įrom “one of the most perceptive, compassionate writers of fiction in America.immensely talented and brave” (Michael Schaub, NPR), a historical saga about love, class, and the past we never escape. Kim lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three sons. Her stories have won the Glamour Essay Contest and the Wabash Prize for Fiction, and appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Salon, Slate, The Southern Review, Sycamore Review, Asian American Literary Review, and PANK. She attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, then practiced as a trial lawyer at Williams & Connolly. Recommended by Erin Morgenstern, Jean Kwok, Jennifer Weiner, Scott Turow, Laura Lippman, and more- Miracle Creek is a brave, moving debut from an unforgettable new voice.Īngie Kim moved as a preteen from Seoul, South Korea to the suburbs of Baltimore. Drawing on the author’s own experiences as a Korean-American, former trial lawyer, and mother of a “miracle submarine” patient, this is a novel steeped in suspense and igniting discussion. It’s “a quick-paced murder mystery that plumbs the power and perils of community” ( O Magazine) as it carefully pieces together the tense atmosphere of a courtroom drama and the complexities of life as an immigrant family. “A stunning debut about parents, children and the unwavering hope of a better life, even when all hope seems lost" ( Washington Post), Miracle Creek uncovers the worst prejudice and best intentions, tense rivalries and the challenges of parenting a child with special needs. Chapter by chapter, we shift alliances and gather evidence: Was it the careless mother of a patient? Was it the owners, hoping to cash in on a big insurance payment and send their daughter to college? Could it have been a protester, trying to prove the treatment isn’t safe? But then the chamber explodes, two people die, and it’s clear the explosion wasn’t an accident.Ī powerful showdown unfolds as the story moves across characters who are all maybe keeping secrets, hiding betrayals. In a small town in Virginia, a group of people know each other because they’re part of a special treatment center, a hyperbaric chamber that may cure a range of conditions from infertility to autism. How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies? The “gripping… page-turner” ( Time) hitting all the best of summer reading lists, Miracle Creek is perfect for book clubs and fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng. Register here. Please note the new date of Wednesday, July 8th. This is sure to be a fascinating conversation, taking place on Zoom. Please join us for a dual event with authors Angie Kim and Lisa Gornick.
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