Michael Phillips pens an adventurous tale of amateur harpist Angel Marie Buchan and her encounter with the townspeople of a Scottish village full of dark secrets.

A widow, 40-year-old Marie fulfills her dream to visit the land of the Celts. Traveling from her home in Canada, she finds herself drawn to the fishing village of Port Scarnose and extends her stay when her harp captures the interest of Gwendolyn, a savant with a degenerative disease, and the curate, Iain Barclay. Marie becomes entangled in the folklore around Gwendolyn's birth, and learns that both the curate and the duke were in love with Gwendolyn's mother, who died in childbirth.

            As she helps to bring about reconciliation among the parties concerned with Gwendolyn, Marie experiences God’s love for the first time. Her heart is awakened through her own music, her friendship with the curate and the elderly Mr. Bain. In the end, she also finds romance as she chooses between the curate and the duke.

            Fans of Phillips’ many novels will enjoy this well-written contemporary story. Scottish hymns open each chapter, and maps and a glossary of Scottish terms will aid the reader’s understanding.

—Nicole Anderson

Angel Harp

Michael Phillips

FaithWords

softcover, 464 pages, $16.99

978-0-446-56770-1

January 2011

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