On the road with the archangel
Subtitle: a novel
By: Frederick Buechner.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Description: Inspired by events in the apocryphal Book of Tobit, from the second century B.C., this is the magical tale of two families brought together, as no mere coincidence, by the devilishly clever archangel Raphael. One is the family of Tobit, a virtuous man who can no longer support his wife and son because he has gone blind. The other is the family of Raguel, the quiet, devoted father of Sarah whose pact with the demon Asmodeus has left her life in tragic shambles.

Assuming human form, Raphael appears before Tobias, Tobit's devoted son, to help him retrieve his father's fortune hidden in a faraway city. Together, they embark on a miraculous journey in search of the answers to both families' prayers - a journey that is made challenging and delightful by Raphael's artful efficiency.