Rubart's
novels are always a bit of fantasy combined with reality interwoven
with some kind of healing. Like his other novel's I've read, it took
until about half way through that I began to sense what lesson this
novel contained.
We
try to get our self worth from various places. Even Christians find
their value in their good deeds, their parenting skills, or something
else. Jake, our main character, had his self worth shattered when he
was disfigured in a fire. The journey to finding his true self worth
is what the novel is about.
There
are many issues addressed in this novel. Risking honest relationships
is a big one. We have been hurt and broken from past experiences,
perhaps even back from childhood. When we are honest with others,
those hurts lose their power and the broken areas are healed. But
another issue is the kind of healing we want. God does the kind of
healing we really need, not what we think we want.
Rubart
always stretches our imagination. We enter another reality from time
to time in this novel. There are references to Lewis' Narnia that are
appropriate. We might just find out who we really are and where our
true God given worth comes from. But it might be a very painful
process, even requiring dying to our false self.
I
recommend this novel to those who like a plot that stretches the mind
and beliefs. If you are willing to accept the challenge to risk
honest relationships, all the better. “Nothing worth having, in
this life or the one to come, is free of risk.”
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
James
L. Rubart is a professional marketer and speaker. He is the author of
several novels. He lives with his wife and sons in the Pacific
Northwest. You can find out more at www.jameslrubart.com.
Thomas
Nelson, 400 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for
the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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