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Growing up fatherless and always moving, Winston makes poor grades and is unhappy and friendless. At age sixteen, asking God for a sign that he really exists, the young protagonist gets more than he could have imagined. God summons an angel—albeit an eccentric one with a great sense of humor—named Tavett Tobert to teach Winston that he, like other chosen people in the world, will do great things for humanity in his lifetime. Forty years later, Winston is a successful businessman, married, with a son. The same zestful, gum-chewing angel returns, leading him on a storied path that includes a magical meeting of the minds with the world's significant philosophers (whom Winston reads voraciously) and forming an alliance with his best friends from childhood. Meeting regularly in the backroom of a pool hall, they establish ways to manifest peace throughout the world. Ultimately, their efforts result in the drafting of a "Declaration of the World," noting, "It is the natural human condition to seek peace."
Cooper's engaging, fun read will prove a treasure for lovers of spiritual and religious fiction. Creativity abounds in this unique story of a boy who grows from a troubled youth, horrified by all the evil he sees in this world, to an actual agent of change. Winston's innate and exceedingly strong sense of justice, goodness, and godliness pours from the pages as he learns—thanks to the slightly odd angel sent his way—that God has a plan for him. The work Winston and his best friends do in the name of peace on Earth inspires the reader as it rises eventually to the national and international level. The result is an affirmation that—despite the wicked ways of some people and suffering which seemingly permeates the globe—goodness and peace will always, in the end, prevail.