The Shack by William P. Young has been much touted in the last few years. Some people love it. Others hate it. As it was one of the books discussed recently at our writers meeting, and the group was clearly divided in their feelings about the book, I decided to read it. I knew very little about the book when I opened it and I was hooked in the first few pages. It's about the disappearance from a camp ground of a beautiful little six year old girl named Missy. The shack comes into play early on when the little girl's bloody dress is found in the shack in the woods. Okay, we move along backward getting to know the characters in the story. Then, Mack the father gets a letter from papa, which is what they call God. He's invited back to the shack in the woods by what he assumes is God. He goes. It's winter and it's been snowing and is icy. This is where he started to lose me. The weather which he's having trouble walking in turns suddenly to spring or su...
"All the characters who have housed my stories now have permanent apartments in my head - I still have tea with them." bw