A time of angels
By: Karen Hesse
Edition: 1st Hyperion Paperback ed.
Publisher: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children; Hyperion
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780786812097
Description: Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family. As World War I rages in Europe, an influenza epidemic devastates Boston, forcing fourteen-year-old Hannah to leave home. Dangerously ill, she finds herself in Vermont, where a German man takes her in and nurses her back to health. A mysterious element, daunting situations, and tenacious characters make this novel a rich and compelling read.