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Is it alchemy, evolution, a hoax, or even... possibly... a miracle?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, Christmas is approaching, the number of homeless outside the hospital is increasing, the Director of Operational Services is pressing Marick about his weekly KPIs, you can't buy chocolate in the hospital shop anymore, and Marick keeps waking with nightmares at 4 am every night. If ever a miracle was needed, it's now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tender, sweet, sad, gritty, slyly funny, and unexpectedly uplifting novel about family, friendship, faith, love—and alchemy—\u003cem\u003eTiny Uncertain Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e is a hopeful and luminous gift to all readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eTiny Uncertain Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Johnston captures the brutal reality of life with a lyricism and gentleness that will touch many. Readers of Elizabeth Strout, Mitch Albom and \u003cem\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine\u003c\/em\u003e will find similarities and enjoyment in \u003cem\u003eTiny Uncertain Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e' - \u003cem\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Charming... The writing is sharp, clever and delicate... A joyous and moving read' - \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A poignant, heartfelt story about faith, miracles, friendship and forgiveness' - \u003cem\u003eWest Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eTiny Uncertain Miracles\u003c\/em\u003e strikes gold... Written with warm empathy, and deep, intellectual rigour... 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It is absorbing, uplifting, moving and celebratory - a wonder indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Emergency Department - loud, chaotic and heaving with broken bodies - seems an unlikely place to find marvelment. But what if there was a seam of joy, of wonder, of fascination running through it and all you had to do was notice?  Because, sometimes, the antidote to trauma, to horror, is ... wonder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifty Beating Wonders\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about the marvels and majesty of the human body from the point of view of an Emergency Physician who has spent the past thirty-five years with her hands and her own heart dedicated to trying to fix those bodies when they come in broken. 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