Story Description:
HarperCollins(UK)|November 14, 2011|Trade
Paperback|ISBN: 978-0-00-744262-1
Eight-year-old Michael is part of a family of two, but
with his beloved father given only months to live and his mother having died
when he was a toddler, he could soon become an orphan. Will Cathy’s own young family be able to
handle a child in mourning? To Cathy’s
surprise, her children insist that this boy deserves to be as happy as they
are, prompting Cathy to welcome Michael into her home.
A cheerful and carefree new member of the family,
Michael devotedly prays every night, believing that when the time is right,
angels will come and take his Daddy to be with his Mommy in heaven. However, incredibly, in the weeks that pass,
the bond between Cathy’s family, Michael and his kind and loving father,
Patrick, grows. Even more promising,
Patrick is looking healthier than he’s done in weeks.
But just as they are settling into a routine of
blissful normality, an unexpected and disastrous event shatters the happy
group, shaking Cathy to the core. Cathy
can only hope that her family and Michael’s admirable faith will keep him
strong enough to rebuild his life.
My Review:
A well-written and beautiful story of one young boy’s
struggle with the impending death of his father. Eight-year-old, Michael, had already lost his
mother when he was just a toddler so and he and his beloved Dad, Patrick, have
been a two family home since that time and they have a bond like no other.
When Patrick ends up in hospital dying from cancer,
Cathy takes in Michael and worries that her own children may be affected by the
gloomy circumstances but much to everyone’s surprise her own children take to
Michael like a brother.
However, when Patrick dies, things change quickly and
it wasn’t what I was expecting.
Excellent novel that everyone should read!
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