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De: Ann Petry

Narrado por: Shayna Small

“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for, hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment.” -(Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage)

A rare, previously unpublished short story by Ann Petry (1908-1997), one of America’s most distinguished African American writers.

On a snowy Christmas Eve in an unnamed American city, the archangel Michael wanders the streets. He is alone and hungry, his clothes tattered, and when he sees his face reflected in a store window, it is that of a young African American boy. Who will offer him food and shelter and who will turn him away? And when he becomes a blonde, freckle-faced child, is his fate different? Ann Petry’s beautiful fable reveals all her gifts as a storyteller and a sage.

©2020 Ann Petry (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

Super Beautiful

Really a lovely story - thank you! Loved it. Requires 15 words for a review, but I do t want to give away the story :)

To the point

I loved the message. Michael got his wings when people were good or had the intention of good. There were good and bad of all races.

We are so decensitized to adult suffering that the author made Michael his most vulnerable as a child, whom most people have compassion for and can't refuse. If we dont take pitty on a child...does that mean we truly are unsavable?

Unexpected. Deep. Thought provoking.

It’s Christmas Eve and I just finished this wonderful 31 minute book. I’ve been looking for a story to help me reconnect with the depth of Christmas. This was it. So many crappy romcom stories. So many poorly written formulaic holiday mysteries. This short beautiful story was exactly what I was looking for all along!

Wonderful story

This is a story i will remember and share with family and friends! So good. I plan to listen as a family on Christmas eve.

A view from below, and above

I really was drawn in to the story by the narrator. The story itself unfolded as a mystery both for the listener and the main character. A very different look at Christmas, angels, and diversity. Very good to hear.