The Belief in Angels
by J. Dylan Yates
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Pub Date Apr 28 2014 | Archive Date May 06 2014
Description
Jules’ story alternates with that of her Grandfather Samuel, a man with a sad story of his own. Samuel, once called Szaja, is an orthodox Jew who lived through the murderous Ukranian pogroms of the 1920s and the Majdanek Death Camp—but whose survival came at a price that’s haunted him for years.
Advance Praise
“Three cheers for J. Dylan Yates in her debut novel, THE BELIEF IN ANGELS, and for her plucky heroine, Jules Finn, as well. Before going off to college, Jules remembers a tumultuous decade of her life with her irresponsible, drug-addled, free loving mother; her abusive, selfish father; two brothers who cope with familial dysfunction in their own ways; and her grandfather, a Holocaust survivor who lives in the morass of his own past. What could be depressing becomes, with Yates’ skilled narration, a heart-rending but deeply optimistic and appealing story about finding oneself, and the power of love and loss to reshape lives.”
--Laurel Corona, author, UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH and THE MAPMAKER'S DAUGHTER
“In The Belief in Angels, Dylan Yates created a compelling young narrator who takes us through her troubling past with an understanding that is wise beyond her years. Though we don't want to believe all that has happened to Jules, we know without a doubt that she is telling the truth. I love a novelist who can create gorgeous sentences and make a world come to life with her words; Yates is such a writer.”
--Judy Reeves, author, A WRITER’S BOOK OF DAYS
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781938314643 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
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