[bookshare-discuss] Uploaded for Approval - Marion's Angels
- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:59:07 -0600
Thanks to Mayrie, another young adult book by K. M. Peyton has been scanned for
the collection. I just finished validating it and uploaded it for approval.
Like other K. M. Peyton books, this one can stand alone, although its characters
include the main characters in her Ruth Hollis and Patrick Pennington series.
It introduces as the main character a teenager named Marion, who is in the eyes
of the inhabitants of her little village decidedly odd.
I loved reading this book! It is neither a religious book nor a secular book,
but is about the dissonance that occurs when the religious and secular worlds
cross over, and written by a masterful author.
Here's the information from the book flap:
Marion's Angels is an unusual novel about a lonely girl and her love for an
impressive medieval church on the river marsh near her father's cottage. "That
queer little Marion", the villagers would say, "Why would she want a church of
her own?" But Marion, in an emotional tangle after her mother's death, didn't
care what they thought of her strange fascination. She carefully tended the
church and its twelve beautifully carved angels that seemed to her almost alive,
praying intensely for the money to save it from ruin.
A miracle seems to result from her passionate prayers for her angels. A world
famous violinist takes up the cause and arranges a series of benefit
performances. Marion is tumbled into a world of concerts and professional
musicians -- and a confusing web of relationships and connection with the
supernatural. In the end crisis, one of Marion's angels seems to save her life
-- another miracle or just chance?
This is a compelling novel for young people, sympathetically portraying a
sensitive young girl and her mysterious glimpses of seemingly supernatural
coincidences. Peyton, long acknowledged as an outstandingly original writer,
tells this story with characteristic warmth and humor, and provides as well
interesting insights into the world of professional musicians. It is a story
that lingers with the reader long after it has been put down.
Judy s.
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