My dad started writing a book a couple of years ago. It started out as nothing more than a gift for his kids, so we would have some insight into his thoughts and experiences. He wrote a story of a man who spends a weekend with God dealing with his personal issues and hurts. We read it and thought it was good. So he started giving it to a few friends to read, and the response was pretty amazing. At some point, he sent a copy to a friend of his who has published books of his own, and that friend saw that it was good. So they started working on it - editing, revising, rewriting where necessary. They formed a publishing company to publish The Shack, and it is now available to the public!
i love the book. It is a story of the freedom and love we can experience in Christ. It touches on fundamental questions of the relationship between man and God and pain and forgiveness. i'm not going to post a full-scale review here because there are plenty out there (and they're written much better and more glowingly than anything i'd output). But i do think you should read the book. You might also want to check out his website.
We've all been amazed at the responses by people who have read the book. It was released without any marketing, but it seemed like everyone who read it would buy a case to give out to others. They'd tell their friends. They'd post about it on their blog. It was viral marketing, the kind marketers wish they could artificially create and control. Now it can be found on Amazon
