We know Philip Yancey from his great works over the years such as "The Jesus I Never Knew" and "Where is God When It Hurts". What we did not know was was the real Philip Yancey - and what prompted these themes. This is an extremely well crafted memoir, with writing that is beautiful and captivating. But the story - written with extreme rawness, honesty, vulnerability - will leave one unsettled at how so many things could be seemingly against one man, even a Christian. From the death of his father, to growing up in a racist south, to his broken relationship with his mother and brother... And then - how he could take this undesired and unexpected journey in his life and come out still with hope, and offer that hope to others through his writings. This work has been compared to Hillbilly Elegy due to its revelatory nature.
