Wilderness

by Karen Ball

Book Overview

Mady Donovan and Jason Tiber have little in common-or so they think. When they find themselves lost together in the wilderness of Washington's North Cascades, they realize they share one disturbing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576735524
• ISBN13: 9781576735527
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

One to pass on.

This book had so many inspiring scriptures and passages that I made it required reading for my two teenaged daughters! Not only is the book fun in it's storyline but it is funny and can't put it down exciting! I loved this book.

You will love this!

The story in this book is about Mady and Jason who meet on a trip to the wilderness with a group of people. Mady's first impression of Jason is that he is a "sourpuss" and he doesn't seem to like her very much either. Adding to that many things happen accidentially, like Mady knocking Jason down with her bag and landing on his back, that aren't very helpfull to create friendship between the two, even if as reader you are always aware that there is something between them. But this story is also a Christian romance. So even after their first kiss Mady can't love Jason because she is a Christian and he doesn't believe in God. Mady can only go on praying about what she sensed already at the beginning of this trip: that she is here to bring Jason close to God. She agrees that God should use her for this purpose even if it takes a trip into the wilderness where she and Jason as a team have to find their way on their own. But they get lost and now have to survive and to wait for help. Can this really be the answer to Mady's prayers? This book is a romance but not a romance with a helpless woman and a heroic man. It's a story with many funny elements, written in an amusing way from the beginning to the end. I also loved the characters, Mady as a selfconcious woman who believes in God and who tries to obay him even if this sometimes seems to be hard in daily life but she doesn't give up. Also Jason and his past. I always tried to guess what made him turn away from God but I would have never guessed the "real" reason. The author really surprised me at the end. I loved every page of this book and I recommend it to everyone who loves Christian romances. I will definitly buy more books from Karen Ball.

Wilderness

This is one of the hilarious book that I have read in a long time. It shows that you can be an accident prone person and still be used by God in a wonderous way. It is a book about redemption and forgiveness and most of all LOVE. Definitely a book to spend with on a nice sunny day or just curled up in bed.

Magnificent!

WILDERNESS is such a magnificently well-written story. I laughed and cried over and over again! This is not the typical predictable story. There are so many ups and downs and surprising circumstances that it is impossible to put this book down!This is more than a search for Spirituality. It is a wonderful example of how God draws us to Himself and how He can use circumstances and those around us to accomplish His purpose for our lives. Truly a blessing to read!

Refreshing and absorbing

You'll laugh. You'll smile. You'll gasp. You'll sigh. Karen Ball's unique writing style is refreshing; the story absorbing. And the spiritual elements that bring Mady and Jason on an adventurous journey of personal discovery are tops. Wilderness is a book definitely worth the read.