A story embroidered on silk

Kelli Estes’s Miracle beautifully written book is a historical novel inspired by real events. A heartbreaking story about two women who are determined to do what they think is right. May Lien, who was landed on Orcas Island in 1886 by water, is the only survivor of the cruel expulsion of the Chinese from Seattle. You can tell your heartbreaking story to posterity in one way: with a needle and a thread. A century later, with the help of a local professor, Inara Erickson decipheres the meaning of Mej Lien’s artistic, meticulous embroidery work. The story that comes to light at this point also affects Inara’s life. So much so that he is at a crossroads: he puts shame on his family and risks his future by telling the truth or listening like a grave, thus betraying Mej Lien’s memory.