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Letter to the Future

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Letter to the Future

By: Michael D. O'Brien
Narrated by: Kevin O’Brien
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Summary

Best-selling novelist Michael O’Brien returns to the theme of people of faith striving to find their way through a societal collapse during the rise of new dimensions of totalitarianism.

Set in the near future, all of North America is plunged into crisis as basic communications and other services suddenly and inexplicably fail. As the tension mounts, a disparate group of people come together from several directions, apparently by coincidence. Many of them are strangers to each other, and some are very young—whom their parents and guardians call “our pied piper children.”

Moved by grace and dreams, they leave behind all securities and endure numerous alarming trials as they follow the thread of inspiration, seeking refuge in the mountains of British Columbia. Their choice to proceed in blind faith will bring about unforeseen consequences that are fully revealed only in the distant future.

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If you've never read any books by Michael D O' Brien, start with his earlier books eg Father Elijah and other "Children of the Last Days" books (leaving the sequel to Father Elijah to last). The Island of the World is also highly recommended (but I have only read part one so far). If you've read all those, I think you'll agree with me that we've been graced to have another book from Michael D O'Brien, who is approaching 80 as I write this review.

This book lent itself to audio, there were many characters but this didn't make the story too complicated to follow. The narrator used a number of accents too, which helped to differentiate the characters. This book is different from the earlier books, still well written, but not quite the same style. However, this books covers a new topic, namely, how might Catholic Christians make it/ try to make it, with God's grace, through a great persecution? In this book, I feel Michael D O'Brien has selected this group to be saints or near saints. I would really like someone else to read the book carefully and take this idea and see how it would play out with a more flawed group of people - much like Lord of the Flies was inspired by Coral Island.

A welcome new book by Michael D O'Brien

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