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About this Book

Format:Trade Paperback

Dimensions:256 Pages, 5.25 x 8 x 0.75 IN

Published:July 1, 2008

Publisher:Windblown Media

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10:0964729237
ISBN - 13:9780964729230

From the Publisher

Mackenzie Allen Phillips''s youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

About the Author

Wm. Paul Young was born a Canadian and raised among a Stone Age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former New Guinea. He suffered great loss as a child and young adult and now enjoys the "wastefulness of grace" with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

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From the Critics

"When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a theologian cross-fefertilize the result is a novel on the order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan''s Pilgrim''s Progress did for his. It''s that good!" Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

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Teresa Medeiros
Very Insightful

2 weeks ago

For those wanting to reconnect with or explore their spiritual side, this is the book to help you do that. There were many revelations and powerful messages in The Shack. So many things were made clear to me. For anyone who has lost a loved one and has asked the age-old question "Why did God allow this to happen?", read this book. It will change your life.
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BookWorm93
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Meh....

2 weeks ago

I have heard amazing things about this book but when I read it, I just couldn't get into to it. The first few parts explaining the girl's disappearance were okay but once he got the note from "God", it got a little too weird for me. I don't like religious books in the first place but I thought this one would be different...I was wrong. I don't know, the writer seems to be strong in character development but I'm sorry hanging out with Jesus in an old shack is a little out there. Not my thing but… + read more
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Stella Tran
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Read with an open mind.

6 weeks ago

I've read reviews of opposite nature (love/hate) for The Shack. Personally, I felt the story could start many people talking about God and prayer but I never forgot it was intended to be just a story. When we as fallible humans start judging things as if we have the power and knowledge God does on how things will be used, then we are limiting God to those things we can think of. Although not a big fan, I did not regret reading the book. Rather, I find that by pairing this book with books like… + read more
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- Trish
  
  I was not aware of the hype when I read this book. It was loaned to me, but i will buy my own copy. One has to read this as a novel or as one would the ... + read more
  
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- Stella Tran
  
  Yes, Trish. Papa was indeed an enjoyable and comforting image pictured. Glad that you've opened up and viewed this book as a parable. If time is on ... + read more
  
  5 weeks ago
Amanda Sealey
- 1 person found this helpful
Not My Cup of Tea

2 months ago

Well, this is not usually the type of book I would buy, but it seemed highly recommended. I found it hard to suspend disbelief and get into the story. Too often I found that the author seemed to be preaching to me by writing conversations the protagonist had with God. It was reminiscent of being in church. As a new parent, I found the catalyst event made me uncomfortable and I wanted to abandon the book early on. I persevered but didn't find my enjoyment increased any as the book continued.
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Denise Dallaire
- 4 people found this helpful
Thought Provoking

5 months ago

I must admit I was a bit skeptic prior to reading this book but thought I would start and just let it go if I was not "too interested" - well !...I found this to be an extremely challending read and very thought provoking. It is not a book about religion, it is not about your beliefs, it is about your fundamental self and life at its most profound. It is not typical of my usual reads but I am very glad I read it.
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