The Twelfth Angel by Og Mandino

The Twelfth Angel follows John Harding after devastating losses bring him back to his hometown of Boland, New Hampshire. An old friend persuades him to manage the Angels, a Little League baseball team, where one struggling player reminds him of his late son.

Og Mandino’s inspirational story explores grief, courage and the possibility of renewed purpose through an unexpected friendship. The novel includes suicidal despair and bereavement; it is not a clinical guide to recovery or a handbook about celestial angels.