The Miracle Submarine is a pressurized oxygen chamber that is large enough for multiple people to receive treatment at the same time. The investigation into the explosion leads to a patient’s mother on trial for murder. Two people are killed and others injured. The Miracle Submarine, an experimental medical treatment, explodes.
Told with the alternating points of view of the patients and the family that ran the Miracle Submarine. 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.Ī courtroom drama that recalls the events leading up to the night of the explosion. 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?
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