A Time of Angels is a 2003 book by Patricia Schonstein and follows the lives of a number of Italian Jews in the post-apartheid era in South Africa.

It centres on a rivalry between two life-long friends, Primo Verona, a clairvoyant, and Pasquale Benvenuto, a chef.

[1][2] The Guardian, in a review of A Time of Angels, wrote "Schonstein's magical realism is dense with sensual imagery - taste, touch, smell, shimmering visions.

At first it is confusing to be recalled so insistently to the good things of life at the same time as being continuously reminded of horror and war; it seems almost shocking that Schonstein can list the ingredients of bostrengo - a delicious cake - and then, almost in the same breath, recount a massacre of children and old men.

"[3] Other reviews have found it comparable to Like Water for Chocolate including Library Journal, Booklist, and Voice of Youth Advocates.