Alice Ringwald is an orphan without a memory... and now a
stranger kidnaps her and claims he's taking her to her
mother. Alice's abduction is going to force her to look deep
inside herself and reexamine everything she knows. Will
Alice choose forgiveness or anger when her world is abruptly
ripped apart? And just what happened in all of her missing
years?
WATER WALKER is the second book in The Outlaw
Chronicles but
can be easily read as a standalone tale. We saw glimpses of
Alice in the first book, Eyes Wide Open, but the references
are only minimal and won't lessen the storyline of WATER
WALKER if one is jumping into the series with the second
book.
WATER WALKER is not a lighthearted tale for the faint of
heart. Ted Dekker tackles the issue of forgiveness without
flinching. Alice's story is both horrific and intense. There
are a couple of scenes that had me recoiling despite my
background as a social worker and former foster care worker.
Ted Dekker doesn't sugar coat anything but instead hits the
reader hard, evoking some very strong reactions from the
reader. I love that Ted Dekker doesn't shy away from such
sensitive subjects as he brings the reader from anger and
horror at such maltreatment back to the Christian theme of
forgiveness.
WATER WALKER is a Christian-themed story in which the power
of forgiveness is starkly shown. I love how Ted Dekker
portrays Alice's relationship with her younger brother,
Bobby, and I like that he tackles the dangers of looking to
a human for salvation. WATER WALKER is intense and the story
continues to haunt me, even days after finishing it. WATER
WALKER is one of those unforgettable stories that makes you
think and reexamine what true forgiveness really looks like.
My name is Alice Ringwald, but the man who kidnapped me says
that's a lie. Thirteen-year old orphan Alice Ringwald has no
memory beyond six months ago. The only life she knows is the
new one she's creating one day at a time with the loving
couple that recently adopted her and gave her new hope. That
hope, however, is shattered one night when she is abducted
by a strange man. In a frantic FBI manhunt, he vanishes. So
begins Water Walker, a modern day parable that examines the
staggering power of forgiveness, and reminds us that it's
possible to live free of the hurt that keeps our souls in
chains.
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