In a rural Virginia town, a pressurized oxygen chamber used to treat autism and infertility explodes, killing two people. The facility, known as Miracle Submarine, is owned by Pak and Young Yoo, Korean immigrants who face financial ruin and intense scrutiny after the tragedy. When Elizabeth, the mother of a deceased boy, is accused of arson and murder, the story shifts into a courtroom drama. Through multiple perspectives, the narrative uncovers hidden motives, private resentments, and the specific lies characters told during the one-minute intervals that could have prevented the disaster.
This book serves readers who enjoy procedural mysteries built around complex family ethics and the stressors of chronic caregiving. Those interested in the specific pressures of the immigrant experience or the realities of raising neurodivergent children will find a detailed look at parental desperation. The reader finishes the book with a clear understanding of how small deceptions snowball into legal catastrophe and how the burden of perfection can lead to irreversible choices. It provides a technical look at hyperbaric oxygen therapy alongside a study of how people protect their own interests during a crisis.
Balanced in tone; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
