An angel's tears — Linda Ruth Brooks

Tiny Bridget is eighteen months old. She has been in hospital for three months. Home and family is a distant memory for the tiny tot. whose only friend is a mangy toy monkey. How will her parents help her remember home?

Through the eyes of Bridget's guardian angel, Andriella, Brooks portrays a poignant image of a desperately ill child in hospital, her disconnection and retreat from the world and her eventual reconnection to family, home -- ultimately remembering the sense of belonging we all crave.