The Guardian Angel

You will cry at the injustice done to Master Robert the five-year-old son of Lord Eversham, a wealthy landowner. He is treated like a dummy by his family and largely ignored. He is a mute but his family doesn't know he's intelligent since his care is by a young woman , Nell, who has become his nurse......more

Robert Edward Henry Eversham is the oldest son of Lord Eversham. He was born mute and was diagnosed as being slow at two years old. Nell Draper was sent from the workhouse to be his nursemaid. She was to have 24 hrs a day care of him. He was six. This is a very complicated story, so many things are g......more

The plot was good,the bond between caretaker Nell and the kid Robert was sweet, but the way it was written failed the story completely.The narration and the tone of the book was monotonous. The story line relied entirely on how deeply Nell loved and cared for Robert but sadly the style of writing di......more

This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought: Title: The Guardian Angel Author: Kay Seeley Star Rating: 5 Stars Number of Readers: 16 Stats Editing: 9/10 Writing Style: 9/10 Content: 9/10 Cover: 10/10 Of the 16 readers: 15 would read another book by this author. 16 th......more

I enjoyed this book very much. I got so attached to the characters that I stayed up an extra hour to finish about one o'clock in the morning. Ms. Seeley creates bold and imaginative characters. The main character is Nell, who is taken from the workhouse at sixteen to take care of 5-year-old Robert.......more