There is something special about Michael’s connection to Jane, and hers to him. Someday she would love me back just as much, I was sure of it.” “I stood up too, and clapped the hardest, and I loved her so much I could hardly bear it. Why Jane needs an angel during her youth is hinted at early on as her mother takes a bow onstage after a performance: Michael is such an angel, and one of his assignments is little Jane Margaux, the lonely daughter of an overbearing and famous mother. These angels exist to make it easier for a child to fit into the world, so they’ll feel less alone, and won’t be afraid. The basic premise is that those imaginary friends some children have are actually angels that only they can see. I wish I’d opted to read it much sooner, because it is utterly charming. Having seen the film starring Alyssa Milano a couple of years ago, I finally got around to reading this. At any rate, both receive credit for an old-style romantic fantasy marred only by one scene, which I’ll talk about later in the review. I’m usually not a big fan of Patterson, and have to wonder if co-author Gabrielle Charbonnet (Cate Tiernan) did more of the actual writing here, working from an outline and story provided by Patterson. It is a charming but nearly undefinable romantic novel which is light and breezy, yet touches the heart. This light and lovely piece of fiction has more in common with Robert Nathan’s tender stories from the 1930s and 1940s than it does modern day romances.
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