Some Kind of Miracle

By Iris Rainer Dart

Book Overview

From the mega-bestselling author of Beaches , a new novel, available in mass market for the first time, once again celebrating female relationships. Two very different women fulfil a childhood promise to take care of one another no matter what. Dahlia Green is a struggling songwriter in Los Angeles who has fallen on hard times. She's had few of her songs recorded, but lately there's been a long pause between sales and she's starting to believe she'll never sell another song. As a child Dahlia and her cousin Annie wrote duets together as child play. Then Annie was diagnosed with schizophrenia and for all of her adult life has cycled in and out of mental hospitals where no one ever goes to visit her. Now twenty-five years later Dahlia has a chance to shine again by selling a song she and Annie wrote. So she tracks Annie in an institution and brings her home in hopes of convincing her to sign away her rights to the tune. But what starts out as a scheme to get ahead and exploit her cousin results in Dahlia putting someone else's needs above her own for the first time in her life. She fulfils a childhood promise made long ago to take care of one another no matter what.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061031771
• ISBN13: 9780061031779
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Good Story

This was simply a good story. It was well written and not exciting but not dull. It told a story of Sunny and Dahlia's family and how they deal with schizophrenia in their family. It also gives a view of how others outside of the family react to this illness. It kept you reading because you wanted to know the ending.

Won't disappoint a fan

"Some Kind of Miracle" was really good. I love IRD and she didn't disappoint me with this book. While Beaches is my all-time favorite..this book takes a close second. I truly enjoyed Sunny.

Honestly loved it

I have read several books by this author. This was a highly enjoyable book--one that made me laugh and cry.

4 STARS

Ok, so it isnt a Noble Prize winner but guess what?ITS REALLY GOOD.this is the first time in a while, that somethings captured my attention and kept me awake just because I wanted to find out how it ended.I wont give anything away but Ill just say this, if youre looking for a good, more or less feel good, kindof girly escape, (similar to Beaches in how it made me feel type book)then go ahead and pick this one up.its really well worth paying the hardback price for.a really good engrossing, captivating read.each character has good and bad points and are very endearing despite their human issues.IM DEFINATLY NOT DOING THIS BOOK JUSTICE ,IT WAS GOOD, READ IT .