The Guardian Angel’s Journal

Published By: Piatkus
Publication Date: 14th April 2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780749953232
R.R.P. £6.99

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When Margot Delacroix dies at forty-two years old, she is sent back to earth as a guardian angel – to herself. Renamed Ruth, she is forced by divine mandate to re-experience and record her biggest mistakes and fiercest regrets from the beginning of her life to her untimely death.

Forced from the moment of her birth to witness the cogs of fate and the stuttering engine of free will, Ruth sets out to change the course of her life, and, ultimately, to prevent her premature death. When she realises that the reasons behind her teenage son’s descent into drugs and murder lay within her own actions as Margot, she makes a pact with a demon – she will give up her place in Heaven in exchange for the opportunity to save her son from his fate. But the changes she makes result in consequences no one could expect…

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Reviews

“The new Audrey Niffenger” – Company

“Examining the meaning of fate, the existence of free will, and the consequences of every decision, The Guardian Angel’s Journal is a modern fable determined to remind us that we are not alone.” – Booklist

“An incredible debut novel… This is The Lovely Bones meets It’s a Wonderful Life. Fabulous.” – The Sun

“Debut novelist Jess-Cooke, who lives in England, is a lovely writer; Ruth’s narrative voice is compelling. The writer’s fertile imagination generates a host of minor characters throughout Margot’s life, all of whom have well-characterized guardian angels interacting with Ruth. The interplay of the planes of angelic and earthly existence is an insistent tease that reels the reader in and along. Jess-Cooke is one to watch.” – Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)

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