Prayers and Wishes

Angelo Spinelli is thirty-eight years old when he decides to document his life in a journal. Angelo who has Down syndrome pens monthly entries about what he feels are significant events in his life that include details about his job as a busboy his vocational program his family and his friends.Angelo eventually becomes love-struck by his new neighbor Olivia Landis who he describes as a bird with a broken wing. When Angelo enters her life Olivia feels whole again. After their friendship evolves into a love affair Angelo's family finds out and do not believe he is capable of consenting to the relationship. While Olivia becomes entangled in a serious legal dilemma a psychologist evaluates Angelo's decision-making capabilities. As their future hangs in the balance Olivia makes a shocking announcement with the potential to change everything.In this touching novella a man with Down syndrome documents his life in a journal as he falls in love and fights for his happily-ever-after.