Joshua Gilfoyle has decided that there are two things he wants from life before he dies- to find his lost son and to commission an artist to product his lasting legacy - an angel to replace the one stolen from Foxbarton church. owever, Julia, the artist he's employed, doesn't believe in angels - unlike her eight-year-old daughter Hebe, who sees them all the time. Although Julia is desperate for the commission, she fears her artistic inspiration is beginning to run dry. ut as Hebe and her unique gifts beging to affect everyone around her - including even irascible old Joshua - there seems to be more than a touch of magic in the air. And the mysteries of the past finally begin to reveal themselves.