When a young lady goes missing, it affects the entire community, which has many secrets. Her childhood friend and admirer, Jed Pepper, carries the guilt of having been the last one to see her on through his years as an adult, and the story is told through his eyes. Jed's family is only one of the dysfunctional families who play a role in the girl's disappearance, and his extremely volatile and often violent preacher father will make readers understand why some people would be afraid of God, at least the God that the father believes in. Jed's mother walks on egg shells her entire marriage in fear of the next thing that will set her husband off on a hitting tirade. This was a very sad book, but realistic about the lives and secrets of those who live in a home with domestic violence. The book got off to a very slow start. But it came highly recommended, so I gave it some latitude, and I was glad I did, because the story was an intensely gripping portrayal of a young man struggling to come to terms with faith in the context of a best friend murdered and an abusive father who also happens to be a pastor. I tend to be suspicious of Christian fiction, although matters of faith are very important to me, because I find the treatment of faith to be often trite and preachy. This book is neither. The religious insights and struggles, filtered through the lens of Jed's very difficult adolescence, speak to us all.
Do You like book Daisy Chain (2009)?
A very good story, I found that I could not stop listening to this book. Will listen to it again.
—Pru
Jumped right into this. Excited that it's the first in a trilogy.
—josiee25
Good writing overall, but a little odd, in my opinion.
—Annie_Y
didnt catch me like her other one did... eh..
—RjCookieMonster
