Jean Darby Reviews

Added June 6, 2008

Journey Out of Darkness

Author: Jean Darby
Publisher: Synergy Books
Available At: Bookstores everywhere
Publishing Date: Available now
Genre: Fiction: Contemporary/Mainstream
Format: Trade paper
Price: $14.95
ISBN-13: 978-1-933538-41-9
Author Email/Website: http://www.jeandarbyphd.com/
Reviewer: Joyce Handzo
Rating: 9 Gargoyles

Journey Out of Darkness is indeed just that. Through the author's creative and compelling writing, readers watch the devastating effect a mother's witchcraft has on her twin daughters. Viewed through the perspective of the little girls, this story has a powerful emotional appeal and a more urgent spiritual one.

Cassandra gave birth to triplets. One of them died and was promptly sacrificed to Satan. The other two girls she named Rita and Maureen. Perhaps it would have been more merciful if they had also died at birth. Growing up with a witch as a mother filled these girls' hearts with fear and their bodies with bruises. As the story follows their childhood and emergence into adulthood, the scars from the past shape their futures. The cord of witchcraft threatens to strangle Rita and Maureen, until an unseen force intervenes in their lives.

The writing is powerful and the plot is portentous. The author captures the despair and the devastation Cassandra inflicts on her daughters' lives. Viewing the evil through the innocence and perspective of Rita and Maureen adds an emotional element that is truly captivating. Their inability to escape the situation turns up the tension, and may bring forth some tears.

If anyone discounts the spiritual battle raging in our world, this book should put that disbelief to rest. At times, the story is difficult to read, since although this is a work of fiction, there is a parallel in reality. The darkness is decidedly dark, the future bleak, and the moments of madness are many. Yet, the conclusion is both satisfying and just.

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