num_pages: 312
description: When Cathy receives a call about a terminally ill widower terrified of leaving his son all alone in the world she is wracked with sadness and indecision. Can she risk exposing her own young children to a little boy on the brink of bereavement?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 Cathys own young family be able to handle a child in mourning? To Cathys 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 Mummy in heaven. However incredibly in the weeks that pass the bond between Cathys family Michael and his kind and loving father Patrick grows. Even more promising Patrick is looking healthier than hes 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 Michaels admirable faith will keep him strong enough to rebuild his life.
language: English
title: The Night the Angels Came
publisher: HarperElement