Jan Dean is a poet always on the lookout for angels, both 'wondrous' and
'wicked'. She has a gift for sliding sideways with her words, making
every aspect of her engagement with the world magical. With its
impressive range of people, places and experiences - from dramatic
re-imaginings of a Spanish couple building a castle in the North
Queensland rainforest to tender, intensely vivid recreations of her own
family history (and so much more along the way!) - this is a collection
with surprises and delights on every page. It is witty, poignant,
gloriously visual and daringly original. Even if the angels are only
'intermittent', this is a wondrous account of an intensely experienced
earth-bound life. Jean Kent
