Its almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited & engaging series of conversations between Cecelia & her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life & prepares for her death she changes subtly in herself & in her relationships with her family. Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer who writes about death with wisdom compassion & an enquiring mind. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move & amaze everyone who reads it.