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Book Review of The Lazarus Child

The Lazarus Child
The Lazarus Child
Author: Robert Mawson
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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It takes just an instant for a family's life to be changed forever. Now seven-year-old Frankie Heywood lies in a coma. The experts are telling her parents there is no hope. Their son is slipping away emotionally. And the Heywoods--thier marriage already strained to the breaking point--are desparate. They have one last chance. Dr. Elizabeth Chase is a brilliant neurologist who has dedicated her life to coaxing children back from the darkness. Her work is unconventional, controversial--and some say illegal. But the Heywoods have put thier trust in her. They are convinced their daughter is waiting just beyond thier reach. And they believe Dr. Chase is the miracle worker who can thrown Frankie the lifeline that will lead thier child back to them. But not even miracles occur without a price.