Once again, I have had the privilege of receiving an advance copy of a book from the author and, once again, RJE has pulled off another magnificent read in A Quiet Belief in Angels. Every book RJE has written has been of the highest calibre. The Amazon synopsis describes the plot, but I will add that the dialogue, scene-setting, plot, historic and geographic detail are first-rate. Even if this author were to write a mediocre novel (something difficult to envisage), his mere eloquence makes for easy page-turning. Each book RJE has written to date could/should be a film, as other reviewers have written in the past. I felt as though I was in the rooms with the characters as they spoke. I knew what they looked like, how they spoke, their mannerisms etc. etc. I could feel the environment in which the story is set. AQBIA is different from RJE's previous three books, this one being predominantly sad yet nonetheless powerful and emotive. The author has an ability to express those feelings, which we all experience at some time or other yet can't quite put into words. He does so with simplistic ease. When it comes out, go buy it. All existing RJE fans will love it, and all those that haven't yet read him should do so quickly.