The Thread

Goes Beyond The Shack in Its Portrayal of a Feminine God of Unconditional Love

Fifteen-year-old Callie follows a mysterious thread that pulls her through the night, deep into the terrible secrets of her own life. Meanwhile, Kirin hears his dead brother calling him, leading him to revelations that will change his entire world. Together, Callie and Kirin navigate a dark tide of old, long-buried evil that sweeps them both from their familiar reality and into a world they never suspected existed.

If Madeleine L'Engle had collaborated with the authors of The Lovely Bones and The Life of Pi, the result might have looked a lot like this. Lucie Stone tackles the darkness of sexual abuse and murder, while offering a multi-faith roadmap to hope and healing.
—Kenneth McIntosh, M. Div., author of Water from an Ancient Well: Celtic Spirituality for Modern Life