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The Shack

Written by: William P. Young
Narrated by: Roger Mueller
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After his daughter's murder, a grieving father confronts God with desperate questions - and finds unexpected answers - in this riveting and deeply moving number one New York Times best seller.

When Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter Missy is abducted during a family vacation, he remains hopeful that she'll return home. But then, he discovers evidence that she may have been brutally murdered in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.

Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note that's supposedly from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment, he arrives on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.

©2013 William P. Young (P)2013 Hachette Audio

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A terrific spiritually touching story

The Shack #Audible1. This was one of the most inspirational stories I have ever listened to. It really makes a person question their beliefs. It drew me in completely. I can say that I am much closer to believing that there is more meaning to life than just what we see and feel in the here and now. Hidden messages continually have you questioning what you've just heard and it's meaning and it's relevance to you. I loved the way this book left me feeling high on life with a real feeling that I am not alone anymore. I would recommend this book to everyone. It helps people to fill a void in their lives that they never new existed. Great author, great book, I will definitely look for more writting by Wm. Paul Young in hope that he somehow shares his spiritual beliefs in other stories. He was truly inspirational.
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Get a tissue!

LOVE! What a great book. Had me laughing and crying... So glad I listened to it before I saw the movie.
There are so many books I don't end up finishing, but this one I finished in a couple days it was that good! #Audible1

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Not Life Changing

This book is very hard to review. I will let you read it and see for yourself. #Audible1

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Beautiful

Heart wrenching and world changing. Read this book with an open mind and you will find yourself loving God by the end. Or appreciating God more. #Audible1

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Sad but heartwarmingly beautiful!

An interesting and emotional twist #Audible1 on what we think we know about death, Heaven and God.

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Powerful

This is one amazing book. #Audible1 It is well read and extremely powerful. It really illistrates the Trinity and the power of God, Prayer and Faith.

God Bless and thank you for the read Audible.ca

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Meet God...again.

God is good. God is love. Reacquaint yourself with the truth that God loves His creation and is especially fond of you.

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Great listening

Favourite book ever, listen to this amazing story at least 4 times a week,,, uplifting

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An incredible story

This book addresses many deep and difficult questions, and presents the character of God in a clear and fresh way. It is provocative of religious ideology, insightful, and beautiful.

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A transforming story

This story can only be God-given inspiration.
Thank you for delivering it to us, Paul!

It led me to overcome my “great sadness” and to see my relationship with the Trinitarian God in a much more intimate/loving way.

This story will help you to see “the wicked” with eyes of compassion and to desire their redemption as much as we desire our own.

Jesus has won the victory over sin and death. He has redeemed mankind, and will one day reveal the whole plan of our inclusion into the Papa, Sarayu, and Jesus’s relationship.

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