Synopses & Reviews
If even a small part of a child still lives within your heart, you can't help but be captivated by this deeply moving novella based on bestselling author Jerry Bledsoe's childhood memories.
Set in a North Carolina manufacturing town during the 1950s, it is the poignant story of two ten-year-old boys and their search for an angel doll, a search that turned into a lesson of love.
Every day Whitey Black reads The Littlest Angel to his sister Sandy, a four-year-old stricken with polio. Now she wants just one thing for Christmas: an angel doll. Unfortunately, in this small North Carolina town, no one has ever heard of such a thing. Nevertheless, Whitey Black and his best friend set out to find her one, at great cost and for even greater reward.
Along the way they learn much about sadness and heartbreak, but most important, they learn about the transformative power of love.
The Angel Doll is about childhood reaching out in later life and grabbing hold-never to be forgotten or remembered exactly as it was. Timeless and touching, The Angel Doll is sure to become a family favorite and a tradition for years to come.
Review
"Taking bookstores by storm and stealing hearts all across the nation." --
Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, North Carolina)
"Affecting. Poignant. Authentically moving. Though published as fiction, the story Bledsoe tells has the ring of truth, plus the asset of his lean prose and carefully nuanced delivery." --Publishers Weekly
"Remarkably un-treacly. A modern parable on the true meaning of Christmas. The Angel Doll seems marked as a holiday classic." --Star-News (Wilmington, North Carolina)
"A wonderful story that rings with emotional truth." --The Rock Hill Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina)
"A family treasure. The Angel Doll is a story you will want to share with someone as soon as you turn the last page." --Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina)
About the Author
Jerry Bledsoe is the author of
The New York Times #1 bestseller
Bitter Blood, and others. He has written for
Esquire, The New York Times, and many other publications. He lives in North Carolina and Virginia.