The Belief in Angels

“Three cheers for J. Dylan Yates in her debut novel, THE BELIEF IN ANGELS, and for her plucky heroine, Jules Finn, as well. Before going off to college, Jules remembers a tumultuous decade of her life with her irresponsible, drug-addled, free loving mother; her abusive, selfish father; two brothers who cope with familial dysfunction in their own ways; and her grandfather, a Holocaust survivor who lives in the morass of his own past. What could be depressing becomes, with Yates’ skilled narration, a heart-rending but deeply optimistic and appealing story about finding oneself, and the power of love and loss to reshape lives.”

--Laurel Corona, author, UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH and THE MAPMAKER'S DAUGHTER

“In The Belief in Angels, Dylan Yates created a compelling young narrator who takes us through her troubling past with an understanding that is wise beyond her years. Though we don't want to believe all that has happened to Jules, we know without a doubt that she is telling the truth. I love a novelist who can create gorgeous sentences and make a world come to life with her words; Yates is such a writer.”

--Judy Reeves, author, A WRITER’S BOOK OF DAYS