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Eighteen-year-old Miriam has a terrifying encounter with archangel Raphael. As she's slowly coming to terms with her role as celestial envoy, her twin brother Mo (short for Moses)--who was similarly visited, but by the devil--rolls into town. The theme of dualism is continually explored throughout the book. It's lofty theological stuff, but compelling characters keep the story down to earth.