Reading
Dekker is always an exercise in imagined reality and this book is a
superb workout. Like the characters in this novel, we must
continually ask ourselves what is more true, what God says about us
or what we are seeing and experiencing in the physical world.
Christy
and Austin find themselves in a psych ward. Their identity is
questioned. The administrator is convincing in declaring them
patients. Their treatment is begun. Their world becomes something
neither of them could have imagined.
In
addition to being a well written and suspenseful novel, there is the
prevalent them of what is real and what is presented as real by evil
forces. I don't think I have ever read a novel that so graphically
portrays the struggle between believing (and living in) spiritual
truth and physical circumstances.
This
novel was originally presented in four sections. The first one,
Identity, is a free Kindle download you can get here. The full
book is being released this month.
Also,
at the end of the book I realized that one character and the
background stories of Christy and Austin come from previous books by
Dekker. You will not have had to read those to enjoy this novel,
however.
Ted
Dekker
is a New
York Times
best-selling author of suspense novels. You can find out more about
him at http://teddekker.com/
Worthy
Publishing, 304 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for
the purpose of this review.
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