Author: Kieth Merrill
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Publishing Date: May 9, 2011
Length: 454 Pages
Summary: (From book) Thomas Hall is an artist with astonishing talent-and a vainglorious sense of self. Since his days as a child prodigy he has reveled in recognition and believed in his inevitable destiny. Chosen. Entitled. He presumes his artistic brilliance deserves a lavish life of independence, fast cars and drop-dead gorgeous women.
Thomas Hall wants it all and more.
Destiny has other plans. When "Cass," the woman from the Healing Place, walks into his life, nothing can ever be the same again.
Thomas finds himself faced with a challenge he never could have imagined, suspended between the snarling beasts of his fanciful imagination that belie the existence of God and the undaunted faith of a little girl named Christina. What he discovers about the child's harrowing escape from death-and the impossibility of what happened at the bottom of the cliff-brings him face -to-face with the most frightening question of his life.
My Thoughts: This book was brilliant. It reaffirmed my testimony in the Savior and strengthened my resolve to use my talents for good. The author has such a way with words and I found myself swept up in his stunning descriptions as he portrayed the several different points of view. I loved every second of the book and enjoyed all the minor characters that influenced and helped create such a wonderful world. I cried in the middle of the book and then sobbed at the end. (It's been an emotion week. MASH reruns put me in tears) The Spirit was very much present in this story and this is a book I am going to cherish for a long time.
Things To Be Cautious Of: There were a few swear words. Never the Lord's name in vain, but the words, 'heck' 'dang' and 'jack__' were used infrequently.
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