Out of a Far Country is a beautifully written story of a modern day prodical son and his family. Chris is the youngest son and the most understood by Angela, his mother. Angela has married her true love but before the first month is even over her in-laws decide that they don't like her and so the dutiful son that is her husband following Chinese custom supports his mother over his wife. She had a very lonely childhood and had decided before marrage that she would be always home for her children of which she has 2 sons. The eldest is rebellious and she never sees eye to eye with him but Chris is very loving and caring. Chris continues this way until he goes to college and she can no longer deny that Chris is homosexual. She decides that she will make one last trip to see her son before she commits suicide and on the way meets God. When she goes home after that disaster trip she and her husband make some major changes. They start praying, attending Bible lessons and turning their life and that of Chris over to God. This story tells simultaneously of her transformation into Chritianity and of Chris's downward spiral into sex parties influenced by multiple drugs. With her husband she discovers hope in God. They get their friends to pray along with them for Chris.
I liked the way that this book compares our modern day problems with those of Biblical days and how we have different problems but that until we turn them over to God we continue to have crisis after crisis. I do however think that this book should be read by older children because of the subject content--maybe high school or even middle school depending on the child. The book discusses multiple sex partners as well as various drugs and how to use them.
I recieved this book free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing for this review.
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