Neil Connelly

Welcome.  This is a basic site set up for anyone kind enough to have either spent time with my fiction or at least be thinking it over.  I am new to the web and hope to add more content as I become accustomed to the bells and whistles of this strange and marvelous place.

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Neil

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The Miracle Stealer should be in stores in October.  I'm also honored to report that the novel was chosen by the Junior Library Guild to be its December book-of-the-month selection.  Full reviews are available on The Miracle Stealer page on this site, but here are some kind words critics have shared:

"The power and danger of religion receives a realistic, gutsy--and yet moving spiritual--examination in this ambitious and graceful drama. . . .  Connelly writes with such calm assurance--never too much, never too little--that what could have been an overwhelming epic is instead a slim book that reads with miraculous speed."

           Booklist (starred review)

 “A thought-provoking examination of the power of faith and the human desire for a savior.”

            Kirkus Review

“Andi's internal journey from faith to cynicism and back again (sort of) is handled with exceptional skill. It's a rare and welcome portrait of a girl trying to navigate teenage angst, family dysfunction, and religious belief.”

            Horn Book

“Big questions of faith, vocation, the power of prayer, and the possibility of miracles weave throughout this provocative and suspenseful tale. . . .Deftly avoiding stereotypes and caricatures, Connelly creates an alternately ominous and wholesome atmosphere in which the mysteries of friendship, hope, sacrifice, love, and prayer reveal a community's spiritual complexity.”

            Publisher’s Weekly