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When Through Deep Waters Kindle Edition

by Rachelle Dekker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 245 ratings
Alicen McCaffrey finally has the life her mother always dreamed for her: beautiful home in Santa Monica, successful husband, adorable daughter. Then tragedy blows her carefully assembled façade to pieces. Worse yet—Alicen feels solely responsible. At rock bottom, she decides to accompany a childhood friend back to Red Lodge, Montana, where they spent summers together as kids.

The peaceful mountain landscape, accented with lush forests and small-town charm, brings back happy memories of time spent with her beloved, eccentric Grandma Josephine. Alicen begins to hope that perhaps things could be different here. Perhaps the oppressive guilt will lift—if only for a moment.

But when Alicen starts hearing voices and seeing mysterious figures near the river in the woods, she begins to fear she’s completely lost her sanity, as it’s rumored her grandmother did. Or might there be more to Red Lodge than meets the eye? Could the voices and visions be real—and her only means of finding the healing she so desperately needs? Or will they prove to be her final undoing?
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  1. Print length
    379 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Tyndale Fiction
  4. Publication date
    July 3, 2018
  5. File size
    5.7 MB
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Dekker (the Seer trilogy) turns away from dystopian themes to tell an intricate psychological suspense story with fine shades of the fantastical. . . . Tackling topics of grief and mental illness, Dekker has crafted a story that is hauntingly hopeful. Publishers Weekly

Starred review. Christy Award winner Dekker (The Seer Collection) has written a compelling, mystical story of a woman who has everything and loses it all, only to gain something much more. Like her father, novelist Ted Dekker, the author plumbs the depths of faith and the human psyche in her many layered novels. VERDICT: Suggest to fans of women’s fiction, Ted Dekker, and readers who enjoy stories that make them think. Library Journal

From the Back Cover

A GENTLE TAP pressed against the back of her right shoulder, and simultaneously the giggling changed to a single voice.

ALICEN.

Alicen whipped her head to the right to find nothing. She reached around to brush her shoulder while the voice echoed to her left.

ALICEN, DO YOU HEAR US?

She whipped her head left. Still nothing.

A tiny giggle echoed around her, then another, then several. The soft, eerie sound bounced off the walls.

DO YOU HEAR US?

Alicen McCaffrey finally has the life her mother always dreamed for her: beautiful home in Santa Monica, successful husband, adorable daughter. Then tragedy blows her carefully assembled facade to pieces. Worse yet―Alicen feels solely responsible. At rock bottom, she decides to accompany a childhood friend back to Red Lodge, Montana, where they spent summers together as kids.

The peaceful mountain landscape, accented with lush forests and small-town charm, brings back happy memories of time spent with her beloved, eccentric Grandma Josephine. Alicen starts to hope that perhaps things could be different here. Perhaps the oppressive guilt will lift―if only for a moment.

But when Alicen starts hearing voices and seeing mysterious figures near the river in the woods, she begins to fear she’s completely lost her sanity, as it’s rumored her grandmother did. Might there be more to Red Lodge than meets the eye? Could the voices and visions be real―and her only means of finding the healing she so desperately needs? Or will they prove to be her final undoing?

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077F2C81T
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale Fiction; Illustrated edition (July 3, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 3, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.7 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 379 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 245 ratings

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The oldest daughter of New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker, Rachelle Dekker was inspired early on to discover truth through the avenue of storytelling. She writes full time from her home in Nashville, where she lives with her husband, Daniel, and their diva cat Blair.

Connect with Rachelle online at her website (www.rachelledekker.com) or on any of these social media platforms:

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Customers find the book engaging and easy to read, with an interesting storyline that one describes as a page-turning thriller. They appreciate its thought-provoking nature, with one customer noting its spiritual elements and another highlighting its powerful message of hope. The book receives positive feedback for its themes of forgiveness and redemption.

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13 customers mention "Readability"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, with one mentioning it's a good read from Rachelle Dekker.

"Great book/story to remind us that their is hope in the darkness and that often our minds trap us in a spiral of defeat which can be broken...." Read more

"...Good read." Read more

"...This book has topped my 5 most favorite books! I would love to see a series with this book." Read more

"Amazing book!!A mystery that leads to forgiveness and peace in unimaginable pain and shame. New favorite author who speaks Truth to the soul...." Read more

6 customers mention "Reading pace"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and engaging, with one customer noting its powerful message of hope and another mentioning its thought-provoking, real-life relatable content.

"...as little children filled with awe and wonder and this story displays that beautifully." Read more

"I loved this book because it kept me guessing until the end. Made me talk to myself, oops, that told you more about me than the book. Good read." Read more

"What a powerful message of hope and redemption! Alicen takes you on an incredible journey with her suffering...." Read more

"...I enjoyed the easy reading yet makes you think ànd remember that we have been forgiven and must forgive ourselves." Read more

6 customers mention "Storyline"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, with one describing it as a page-turning thriller and another noting its spiritual elements.

"...The spiritual element of this story was undeniable...." Read more

"...New favorite author who speaks Truth to the soul. We are not beyond His grace and His forgiveness." Read more

"Following in her father’s footsteps in thought provoking Christian fiction, but innovative in and of herself. She is a force for God in her own right!" Read more

"Storyline was good. Took a bit long to put the analogies togetjer. Overall i liked it." Read more

3 customers mention "Forgiveness"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the themes of forgiveness and redemption in the book.

"What a powerful message of hope and redemption! Alicen takes you on an incredible journey with her suffering...." Read more

"Amazing book!!A mystery that leads to forgiveness and peace in unimaginable pain and shame. New favorite author who speaks Truth to the soul...." Read more

"...This book is a well designed picture of God's Grace and forgiveness...." Read more

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  • Miki
    5.0 out of 5 stars light of the world
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
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    Great book/story to remind us that their is hope in the darkness and that often our minds trap us in a spiral of defeat which can be broken. One warning it does talk of child abuse and suicide attempt so reading age should be considered for those topics along with caution for those who find those subjects difficult.
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  • Robert Coffey
    5.0 out of 5 stars The white bats are back!!!!!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2022
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    There were elements of this book that really took me by surprise and I loved it! The spiritual element of this story was undeniable. Jesus said that we should come to him as little children filled with awe and wonder and this story displays that beautifully.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Mental illness or sanity
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2023
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    I loved this book because it kept me guessing until the end. Made me talk to myself, oops, that told you more about me than the book. Good read.
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  • Misty W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2020
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    What a powerful message of hope and redemption! Alicen takes you on an incredible journey with her suffering. This is my first book by this Author, but it definitely won't be my last. This book has topped my 5 most favorite books! I would love to see a series with this book.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss out!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2020
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    Amazing book!!A mystery that leads to forgiveness and peace in unimaginable pain and shame. New favorite author who speaks Truth to the soul. We are not beyond His grace and His forgiveness.
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  • J. Malley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling and Deeply intuitive.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018
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    I was thrown back at first at the closeness to the trauma my step daughter is going through. Really helped me to see and understand more of what she is going through since her daughters death. Love the connection with Tedd Dekker's "49th Mystic". Although there was some concern that many that have not also read Tedd's books would feel more like it is a trip into insanity. Because they would not understand the concept of another reality and the things in it. Still love it though.
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  • Kindle Customer reesew
    3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely don't count on this book for spiritual guidance!!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018
    When Through Deep Waters tells the story of a young woman named Alicen who goes through a terrible tragedy and loses everything she has. Her life is just a shell, and she comes to realize that life was lacking long before her tragedy. She can’t get away from the guilt. She begins what she thinks is stress-induced hallucinating, hearing voices, seeing things that others don’t see. When others see what is happening, they assume that she has gone crazy just like her grandmother before her. Alicen is so desperate to escape what she thinks she has done that she attempts to take her life and ends up in a mental hospital. Upon release she, along with her best friend, settle into a summer home from their childhood, hoping that good memories and friendship will take the place of the bad and help Alicen heal.

    Alicen struggles not only with her perception of her guilt, but with her relationship with her mother who is overbearing and controlling. Thinking it will help her with her guilt and struggles, she enrolls in an outpatient program at the local mental hospital. She is eventually convinced by her mother and others that she needs to be committed, and nearly loses her life as the result of the dark thinking of the director of the hospital who has hidden mental problems and spirit guides of her own. Through it all, spirits in the form of children will not leave Alicen alone, tempting her to follow them to spiritual enlightenment, what is in the story one “form” of spiritual salvation – salvation from her guilt?

    Will Alicen empty herself, give up control and follow those spirit guides? Will she give up her sanity in her attempt to find peace? And how will it affect her relationship with her mother and those around her?

    Rachelle Dekker is a daughter of popular author Ted Dekker. Following in her father’s footsteps, her story has dark elements, twists and turns. In When Through Deep Waters Ms. Dekker takes license with spirituality, or rather the true way of salvation. In truth, there are no spirit guides who lead you to salvation. The Bible states quite the opposite – John 14:6 says, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” And although the Bible speaks of the Holy Spirit, He does not appear as spirit children or any other compelling form.

    I struggled with whether or not I should recommend this book because it is interesting, but because of the use of the spirit children drawing Alicen to “salvation” I just can’t recommend When Through Deep Waters. I find it irresponsible when Christians give the idea, even in fiction, that there are other ways of salvation.
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  • Jim
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed it
    Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2020
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    Well done, the beginning was predictable but once the story for up and running it turned the book around. Very good job
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