A pastor friend called after reading my book and said, "Wow, Ed. Have you read The Shack? Your saying the same thing from two different perspectives. The Shack speaks to the deepest hurts of life through fiction, and your book tells your story from the perspective of John 11. It would make a great follow-up for people who wanted to know if there was somewhere specifically in the Bible they could turn to."
I love the comparison, and I have read The Shack. I enjoyed it immensely as fictional literature, and I do believe that the same hurting heart who draws nearer to God through The Shack would find When God Breaks Your Heart helpful.
The subtitles of the books tell me that we're both trying to connect broken hearts to God: The Shack, Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity, and When God Breaks Your Heart, Choosing Hope In The Midst of Faith-Shattering Circumstances. The difference, of course, is that the stories in The Shack come from the creative mind of William Young and the stories in When God Breaks Your Heart come from my personal story and the story of Mary and Martha.
So, if you enjoyed The Shack, I think you'll like the raw honesty of When God Breaks Your Heart.
Ed
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