About the book: 2012 / "Gabriel's Angel" is the debut novel by Mark A. Radcliffe, captivating with its purely English combination of deadly sarcasm, subtle lyricism and black humor. Gabriel , a lovable loser, gets hit by a car and ends up somewhere between heaven and earth. Here, according to the new heavenly rules, two angels are engaged in psychotherapy with four wards: two have just died, and two are in a coma - balancing on the brink of life and death. The group members get the opportunity to observe the lives of loved ones left on earth, and Gabriel sees the lengths his friend Ellie goes to in order to fulfill their cherished dream - to have a child..