Author: Wm. Paul Young
Title: The Shack?????????
Genre: Inspirational fiction
Publication Date: 2007
Number of pages: 252
Geographical Setting: Oregon
Time Period: Present day
Series (if applicable): N/A
Plot Summary: Wm. Paul Young?s The Shack is a novel that takes readers on a journey from heartache and despair through metamorphosis into acceptance and joy. Mackenzie Allen Phillips, a family man who makes his home in the state of Oregon, has a faith in God that is nearly obliterated beyond recognition because of a great and unexpected tragedy in his immediate family. However, by going into and through his worst fears, both figuratively and literally, he is able to finally find peace and an infinitely more satisfying and wonderful life than he had ever dreamed possible. His faith in God thus becomes a living, growing relationship between the Savior and the saved.
Subject Headings: God, Christianity ? The Trinity, Serial murderers, Faith, Family relationships, Friendship, Oregon
Appeal: compelling, engrossing, detailed (characters), introspective (characters), well-developed characters, familiar (characters), inspirational, issue-oriented, resolved ending, thought-provoking, tragic, bittersweet, detailed setting, mystical, philosophical, suspenseful, graceful, metaphorical, thoughtful
3 appeal terms that best describe this book: inspirational, thought-provoking, bittersweet
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