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Widely imitated and hugely influential, his 19 novels have sold more than 42 million copies worldwide.
A deaf-mute girl recovers her hearing and sight upon seeing a vision of a woman in white – a vision who proclaims herself the Immaculate Conception. Some very cool horrific scenes regarding the car /tanker accident, the church basement and hooded nuns, a weird scene with Alice and a cat, some character deaths including more than 1 type of father and a seemingly rushed ending that involved a psychotic anti religious gunman, lightning, earth shattering quakes and underground zombies lol.He has an analytical approach to human nature and his characters have flaws that make them more real. On the other hand, there's one point in which this book didn't age well, like the cringeworthy descriptions of some disabled people (e. By now Alice Pagett is no longer a timid and bewildered young girl, overwhelmed by her sudden saintly abilities.
The third-person narrative switches between several points of view, including village businessmen, Catholic officials, and other minor, as well as important, characters.When she suddenly begins to perfectly hear and speak, talks about Mary and the immaculate conception and heals other people too, literally all hell breaks loose.