Matthew Mason

A miracle beckons: Phantom Limb, by Chris Kohler, reviewed

When a severed hand, buried in the 17th century, is accidently unearthed, it proves to have magical powers. Will its discovery propel the local church minister to stardom?

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  • Phantom Limb

    Chris Kohler

    Atlantic Books, pp. 400, £17

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