Dimensions
120 x 186 x 20mm
As Cecilia lies ill in bed, and her family prepare for a Christmas in the knowledge that she is not going to get better, an angel steps through her window.
The death of a young girl from cancer is, in Jostein Gaarder's hands, on occasion to reflect on the meaning of life and to celebrate it. It is the springboard for a spirited and thoroughly engaging series of conversations between Cecilia and her angel. Ariel is no ordinary angel - at least, he does not conform to conventional ideas of what an angel looks like and says - but he likes nothing better than to sit around and chat about life, death and the universe.
As the weeks pass and winter turns to spring, subtle changes take place in the relationship between Cecilia and her family, as she swings from feelings of anger and denial, hope and despair to a calm acceptance of her lot. She is preparing to leave . . .
