An Adopted Angel in Disguise

By Barbara Malan

An Adopted Angel in Disguise is a radiant collage of love letters, diary pages, poems, school essays, and photographs that James Malan, an exuberant adopted child with a prodigious gift for music, theatre, and faith, quietly curated for the family he adored. Beginning with his parents' moving "Our Adoption Story," the book opens five carefully preserved binders of Jim's work, revealing an inquisitive boy whose wonder for flight, astronomy, and Scripture grows into award-winning stage roles and heartfelt reflections on God and friendship. When a car accident ended his life at 18, Jim left behind a trove of words that still sing. Framed by a beloved teacher's biography and his mother's final remembrances, this testament to hope, creativity, and family purpose invites readers to laugh, dream, and grieve with the Malans while discovering how one short life can illuminate countless others. For anyone drawn to inspirational memoirs, adoption journeys, or faith-forward storytelling, Jim's legacy is pure, uplifting light.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631322540
• ISBN13: 9781631322549
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Standard Books
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"