Review - The Promise of an Angel

The Promise of an Angel

BY: Ruth Reid

PUBLISHED BY: Thomas Nelson
PUBLISHED IN: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59554-788-1
Pages: 304
Type: eBook

Reviewed by Billy Burgess

While Judith Fischer was telling a fairy tale to the children that she was left in charge of, her younger brother, Samuel, decides that he wants to help the men with the barn, and he climbs onto the roof only to fall. Judith is the first to run to his aid and she is the only one to see an English man disappear into a fog. Samuel is hospitalized, and he can’t feel his legs. Judith blames herself for the accident, but she starts to have faith when she runs into the English man, again. But he is not an English man. His name is Tobias, an angel, and tells her that Samuel will walk again.

Nobody believes that Judith Fischer is telling the truth about the angel. Some think she is fooling around with an English man, including her fiancée, Levi Plank. She had been dreaming of becoming Levi’s wife, but that all changes when he betrays Judith with her sister. To make matters worse, Tobias continues to visit her, and she is also having strange visions. The Bishop’s son, Andrew, may be the only person who will believe her. Is Tobias an angel or just her imagination?

This is the first Amish novel I have read that has a supernatural theme to it, which I thought was a nice twist and adds an interesting mystery to the over-published genre. Judith Fischer is a strong-willed Amish character that any reader will relate to. She questions her faith, as she tries to understand if the Tobias is a messenger from God, or could he be a false prophet, or is she losing her mind. Despite the fact she might be shunned, she tries to tell her family friends about the angel, as she prays that her brother will be healed. The Promise of an Angel is a riveting Amish mystery that will keep you turning the pages till the very end. I recommend it to everyone.

*I would like to thank Thomas Nelson for providing me a copy to review.