Angels Watching Over Me

by Michael R. Phillips

Book Overview

Two girls, brought together amid the turmoil of the Civil War, are forced to break down prejudices to survive. Shenandoah Sisters Book 1. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764227009
• ISBN13: 9780764227004
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Maybe and Katie

Slavery stories are always hard. The story of Mayme and Katie is no different. Both girls lives are filled with tragedy and triumph from different perspectives and yet some of what they suffered was the same. When I found myself getting upset, I had to remember, they were young girls and it was not the 21st century. I look forward to reading the rest of the series to see what becomes of these two girls.

Shenandoah Sisters I

This presents a much different perspective on the Civil War. The author weaves suspense and intrigue in this tale of 2 war orphans and their resolved defiance against prying adults. They work to save the plantation from the bank and are successful in their deceit. Although one is a freed slave & the other is the plantation's new mistress, they share their fears & determination that binds them as close as sisters. Excellent reading!

Excellent historical fiction.

Mayme Jukes and Katie Clairborne both grew up on plantations near the same town in Shenandoah County, North Carolina, but their lives were vastly different. Mayme was born into slavery, while Katie enjoyed a privileged life as the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner. But in the final days of the Civil War, the two teenagers are thrown together when both of their families are murdered by marauding outlaw soldiers. Fleeing from the massacre of her family, Mayme stumbles across Katie's plantation, where she is the only one left alive. Mayme stays to help Katie, and eventually the girls become close friends in spite of their differences. But can these two teenage girls survive on their own, and hide the truth that they are all alone on the plantation? I highly recommend this heartwarming historical novel about two girls from very different backgrounds who, after suffering a common tragedy, come together to help each other out, eventually becoming the best of friends. Although labeled as an adult book, I think this novel would have the most appeal to teenagers, because of the young characters. I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series and finding out what happens to Mayme and Katie next.

A True Story of Friendship

I loved this book. It proves to everyone who reads it that even the most different of people can come together to overcome tragedy such as death. This book is for anyone looking for inspiration,a reason to care, or just looking for a good read on a Sunday morning.Michael Phillips is an amazing premier Christian novelist who writes from the heart, and it's hard to find authors these days that do that. This story of friendship is amazing and will inspire anyone to befriend someone who needs a hand, or just to simply look at life a little differently. I couldn't put this book down and you wont want to either!

Michael Phillips is a great author!

If you are interested in the Civil War and enjoy Christian Fiction, you will most likely appreciate the story this book tells. This book's story is centered around a small NC town during the Civil War, and paralells the lives of two young girls, whose circumstances bring them together. The book deals with several different issues and the author tells the story in the most interesting and creative way. Angels Watching Over Me is a very appropriate title because the two girls definitely need a whole legion of angels to watch over them. One minute you will laugh and the next you will want to cry at what they have to go through. It is a difficult book to put down and I cannot wait to read "A Day To Pick Your Own Cotton" which is the sequel.

Friendship and Love Know No Boundaries

Angels Watching Over Me, is a story of two young friends Katie, a white girl and Mayme, a colored slave girl. Set in Shenandoah, sometime after the Civil War the two teens living just miles of each other meet after a tragic event. When the Civil War comes to an end Gangs of outlaw Confederate deserters sweep across the land in a murderous path through the South leaving both the girls orphaned. I found this to be a very heartwarming, God-touching story of love and friendship amidst all the pain and sorrow. These two girls from two different worlds miraclously survive their ordeal in a world turned upside down. Together both of the girls do whatever they can to stay safe as they hide out in the plantation once owned by Katie's family. In this story of survival, both of them grow in a new truth and faith in God. It is God who speaks to Mayme and she talks to him and listen to what He tells her to do. The two vow to keep things that have happened secret and manage things with God's help. When the girls come of age, they live together with Katie taking over the plantation. Through all the strengths and skills they reconstruct their lives by the mercy and grace of God. It was an amazing story of triumphant over bad circumstances. It encouraged me that no matter if you left alone in a dark world you can make it with the help of an Almighty and loving God. So you can grow and make a life for yourself. No matter the odds, you can stand against anything when you got God on your side.