There Must be an Angel

By: Sharon Booth

Narrated by: Larner Wallace-Taylor

When Eliza Jarvis discovers her property show presenter husband, Harry, has been expanding his portfolio with tabloid darling Melody Bird, her perfect life crumbles around her ears. Before you can say Pensioner Barbie she’s in a stolen car, heading to the North Yorkshire coastal village of Kearton Bay in search of the father she never knew, with only her three-year-old daughter and a family-sized bag of Maltesers for company. Ignoring the pleas of her uncle, chat show presenter Joe Hollingsworth, Eliza determines to find the man who abandoned her mother and discover the reason he left them to their fate. All she has to go on is his name – Raphael – but in such a small place there can’t be more than one angel, can there? Gabriel Bailey may have the name of an angel but he’s not feeling very blessed. In fact, the way his life’s been going he doesn’t see how things can get much worse. Then Eliza arrives with her flash car and designer clothes, reminding him of things he’d rather forget, and he realises that if he’s to have any kind of peace she’s one person he must avoid at all costs. But with the help of beautiful Wiccan landlady, Rhiannon, and quirky pink-haired café owner, Rose, Eliza is soon on the trail of her missing angel, and her investigations lead her straight into Gabriel’s path. As her search takes her deeper into the heart of his family, Eliza begins to realise that she’s in danger of hurting those she cares about deeply. Is her quest worth it? And is the angel she’s seeking really the one she’s meant to find?©2015 Sharon Booth (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

All the men character sound like adolescent girls

I don't usually like to say anything negative, but this was so frustrating with the narration every time there was supposed to be a man character they sounded like adolescent girls. Or, she would just like squeeze her nose shut for some characters all nasally, and the one main male character just basically was a whispering voice that was supposed to indicate a man somehow.

Great story, mediocre narrator.

Booth’s stories that I’ve enjoyed so far have welcomed original story lines and well developed characters. Clearly a romance, yet also a delightful well crafted tale. Unfortunately for this one, the narrator’s accents for some of the characters rang untrue and rankled. Still, an overall good listening experience.