The Magic Bone

Title: The Magic Bone
Author: Jennifer Derreth
Genre: True Story-Non Fiction
Source: Paperback
Rating: 5 out of 5 paws


Right before Jennifer Berreth learned that she was pregnant, she was visited by an angel. When she saw him, Jennifer was filled with the overwhelming feeling that everything was going to be OK. Her mother had seen the same angel before Jennifer's own birth. Her mother knew that it was her uncle Dick, still keeping watch over his family.  When Jennifer's son Ethan was diagnosed with cancer, Jennifer couldn't stop thinking about a visit from uncle Dick and another loved one and what they had promised. The following experiences proved to both Jennifer and Ethan the reality of angels and the lasting effects of the deepest, strongest love.

I haven't read a book that has touch me deeply as this one has.  Jennifer and Ethan's story is beautiful, heartfelt, and painfully real.  When you pick up this book, you will cry, it was hard to suppress the tears while I read their story at lunch at work.  Cancer is scary to hear for anyone, but when that person is a two year old child and you are his mom, it is devastating.  I cannot imagine the emotions Jennifer had to have felt in the years after his diagnosis, but her words express them beautifully, you find yourself praying and crying with her.  I honestly don't fully know what to say about this book other than how moving and inspirational it is.








Their story is one that needs to be told, it needs to be shared with others.  I recommend picking up this book.  It's a short tale, as Jennifer tells it beautifully and effectively.  There are honestly no words that would do this book justice other than to say it needs to be read and once you read it, you yourself will be changed.  You will find hope, and maybe a little bit more belief in guardian angels. 








This is probably my shortest review because I am left speechless. Pick it up today and read their story, share it with others.