Angel Light: An Old-Fashioned Love Story

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"I do not want ten million dollars. I do not want to visit Ireland. I do not want to end a Tobin family feud. And, above all, I do not want to court my eighth cousin, once removed." Even as he says the words, "Toby" Tobin, Irish-American computer hacker, knows it's useless to resist. His late great-uncle's will must be obeyed, and his family is determined to make him respectable by his twenty-fifth birthday. Encouraged by a photo of his cousin, Sara Anne Elizabeth Tobin, with her gorgeous black hair, blue eyes, and pale skin, Toby checks his

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Overview

"I do not want ten million dollars. I do not want to visit Ireland. I do not want to end a Tobin family feud. And, above all, I do not want to court my eighth cousin, once removed." Even as he says the words, "Toby" Tobin, Irish-American computer hacker, knows it's useless to resist. His late great-uncle's will must be obeyed, and his family is determined to make him respectable by his twenty-fifth birthday. Encouraged by a photo of his cousin, Sara Anne Elizabeth Tobin, with her gorgeous black hair, blue eyes, and pale skin, Toby checks his computer for travel arrangements to Ireland. He finds himself chatting with an unusual travel agent, Raphaella, a very modern angel, who's been surfing the net for someone to look after. Raphaella gives him a new passport and first-class plane tickets out of O'Hare, and the encouragement and good humor he'll need on his quest for a living grail—the beautiful, mysterious, troubled, young Sara Tobin. He must marry Sara within the month (and solve an ancient mystery and elude a threatening thug) in order to claim his inheritance. Angel Light is based on the Book of Tobis in the Old Testament, one of the sweetest love stories ever told.

Raphaella, a very modern angel, gives Toby a passport and a plane ticket to Ireland, in order to assist in his plans to meet his beautiful Irish cousin, Sara. Raphaella also gives Toby the encouragement and good humor he'll need on his quest for a living grail--the beautiful, mysterious and troubled Sara, whom he must marry within the month, while solving an ancient mystery and avoiding thug, in order to claim his inheritance.

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Sue-Ellen Beauregard
According to prolific writer-priest Greeley, his latest novel, a lighthearted romance, is based on the biblical book of Tobit, which does not appear in most Protestant bibles. In Greeley's modern interpretation, Toby Tobin, a self-described nerd and computer hacker from Chicago, is the benefactor of a multimillion-dollar bequest from his eccentric great-uncle. The conditions of the will state that Toby has one month to woo and marry his distant Irish cousin, Sara. Befuddled Toby is undecided about whether to accept this challenge, and then an attractive "high-class angel" enters his life and not only makes all his travel plans first class, of course but furnishes him with clothing, advice, and some otherworldly perks. After numerous mishaps and miscues, the two distant cousins tie the knot in Ireland. Although the story line bears promise, the conflicts Greeley engineers--Irish Republican Army terrorist attacks and Sara's past history of sexual abuse she's been raped not once but twice--seem formulaic. Also, Toby's obsession with female anatomy breasts in particular and clothing styles the women all seem to wear "tight-fitting tank tops" and "thigh-high skirts" grows tiresome. Greeley's fans well may find this billowy romantic adventure an entertaining diversion. Those desiring more substantial fiction, with a modicum of character development, will have to look elsewhere.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780765355973
  • Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
  • Publication date: 11/28/2006
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 448
  • Sales rank: 957,637
  • Product dimensions: 4.14 (w) x 6.74 (h) x 1.19 (d)

Meet the Author

A native of Chicago, Reverend Andrew M. Greeley, is a priest, distinguished sociologist and bestselling author. He is professor of social sciences at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona, as well as Research Associate at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. His current sociological research focuses on current issues facing the Catholic Church-including celibacy of priests, ordination of women, religious imagination, and sexual behavior of Catholics.

Father Greeley received the S.T.L. in 1954 from St. Mary of Lake Seminary. His graduate work was done at the University of Chicago, where he received the M.A. Degree in 1961 and the Ph.D. in 1962.

Father Greeley has written scores of books and hundreds of popular and scholarly articles on a variety of issues in sociology, education and religion. His column on political, church and social issues is carried by the Chicago Sun Times and may other newspapers. He stimulates discussion of neglected issues and often anticipates sociological trends. He is the author of more than thirty bestselling novels and an autobiography, Furthermore!: Confessions of a Parish Priest.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 1, 2000

    Great Inspirational Book

    This was my first Greeley book I have read and I am hooked. I love all of his books. He is a wonderful author to read and inspirational.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 11, 2000

    There Must be Angels!!!!

    This was my first Greeley read. Fantastic, insightfull, heart warming!! I now read anything of Greeley's I can put my hands on. Angel Light was uplifting and I couldn't put it down. I wish all priests had Greeley's sense of humor, love of life, love of God, honesty and insight.

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