marjorie lund-fontaine

The Angel was written as a fairytale, but contains elements of truth, in the way God may possibly use angels in people's daily lives.  This idea comes directly from scripture as written throughout the Bible, in which angels appeared to people, prophets, and animals.  In this tale, the angel and animals are able to speak to one another and conversations flow freely.

The book traces the activities of Dionysius, an angel, as he orchestrates the lives of those God entrusts to him.  The story begins by explaining who Dionysius is and commences with the peculiar way in which he meets the main characters.  His somewhat humorous encounter with Hercules, the large shire-horse, and Phinehas, the mastiff dog, takes place on a farm belonging to old Ma Bond.  After questioning the animals, Dionysius finds the old lady and her granddaughter, little Rosie, are living in very dire circumstances.  The angel, seeing the predicament, takes charge.  After receiving instructions from God, he begins to arrange events to benefit Rosie, who is soon unfortunately orphaned by her grandmother's demise, her parents being deceased.  The story details the incidents after her grandmother's death, introducing two more very important characters, a husband and wife, Sam and Beverly Harris, who have been praying for a child.

As the tale progresses, more characters enter who help the little girl.  Having no family alive and nowhere to call home, Rosie is forced to stay at the local orphanage, where she makes friends.  During this time, a terrible fire disrupts life at the orphanage.  Will Rosie find a new home, and will Sam and Beverly get the child they have been praying for, or will the difficulties be too great?

Throughout the book, horses, dogs, and cats play an important role alongside the people, and the mastiff, Phinehas, remains Rosie's faithful companion and guardian.  The angel, Dionysius, plays a vital role in everyone's lives, weaving in and out of the story at intervals, following God's instructions.  The book concentrates on love, healing and forgiveness, repentance, and the salvation message, as explained in the Bible in the gospel of John, Chapter 3, where Jesus explains "....unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."