Gabriel

Is a convent anyplace for a boy Gabriël is a lad of about eight probably a foundling who lives in a convent the only child among about 20 nuns Except for Sylvia a young nun Gabriël doesnt get on well with others He thinks of himself as an angel impatient to grow wings and to fly impatient with earths rules Hes been collecting feathers from the many geese on the convent grounds What happens next seems to horrify everyone except Sylvia who may be in on Gabriëls secret