Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker are the father/daughter duo that co-authored the most nerve rattling novel I have read in a long time,
The Girl Behind the Red Rope.
The hills of Tennessee is the hiding place for an extreme, religious community that believes that following impossibly strict rules will keep them faultless, pure and ready for the world to come. Doubters, wanderers and strangers can not be tolerated. Life is lived within a perimeter marked by a red rope.
In this fear based world, it becomes impossible to tell the wolves from the sheep, the darkness from true light.
I read the book aloud to my husband as we travelled long hours cross country. There were many times we were sad to have to take refuelling breaks, so caught up were we in the story.
If you'd like a calm easy read, pass on this book; but if you want to be challenged, baffled and engaged, don't miss
The Girl Behind the Red Rope.
An advanced reader edition of this book has been provided courtesy of Graf-Martin Communications. All opinions are my own.
