How difficult to capture the life of such a selfless, self-effacing soul as John Bosch ("one of the chosen and not of the called" according to 'Abdu'l-Bahá, paraphrasing Christ's words), and yet how successful is Angelina Allen with her meticulous biography of this great man, the spiritual brother and dear support of fellow Californian Bahá'í, Thornton Chase. Angelina captures John Bosch's "language of the heart" ('Abdu'l-Baha) and helps the reader to inhale the spiritual fragrance that had Shoghi Effendi refer to him as a "saint." Like sugar dissolving in tea, John Bosch dissolved his ego in service, particularly in his educational legacy — Geyserville. So it's fitting that this book evolves into a love letter to that Bahá'í school and its successor Bosch School, a living educational monument (like this literary monument) to John and his wife Louise.