{"title":"Religious and spiritual fiction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-shack","title":"The Shack","description":"Experience \u003ci\u003eThe Shack\u003c\/i\u003e, the cherished novel that sold over 25 million copies worldwide, spent 147 weeks on the bestseller list, and went on to become a major motion picture, now in a new gift edition with a stunning gold foil cover and digital edges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALSO INCLUDES 3 CHAPTERS FROM THE SEQUEL, \u003ci\u003eRETURN TO THE SHACK\u003c\/i\u003e, COMING IN OCTOBER 2026.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an age where suffering and hardship are all around us, \u003ci\u003eThe Shack\u003c\/i\u003e wrestles with one of humanity's greatest and most timeless questions: Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain? Journey with Mack as he sees God in a whole new way.","brand":"Hodder Faith","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56672198525314,"sku":"9781399843393","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/8894\/5083\/files\/9781399843393-original.jpg?v=1779828653"},{"product_id":"return-to-the-shack","title":"Return to the Shack","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe long-awaited sequel to one of the world's most beloved and widely read books of the last twenty years: \u003ci\u003eThe Shack\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch5\u003eHow does life go on in the face of irreconcilable loss? How can the irredeemable find redemption? Unrivalled storyteller Wm. Paul Young leads us back to the great questions of human existence with profound compassion, honesty and ultimately hope.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ten years after the devastating events of \u003ci\u003eThe Shack\u003c\/i\u003e, Mackenzie Allen Phillips is still living in the shadow of loss. Though life has moved forward, grief continues to haunt his family, his relationships, his faith, and his very sense of self. Nan, his wife, carries her own hidden sorrow. They are two people bound together by love yet often divided by pain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On what would have been their daughter Missy's sixteenth birthday, Mack and Nan confront the unthinkable when Mack is asked to visit death row to speak with the serial killer who abducted and murdered her. In the stark silence of the prison, Mack encounters not only the brokenness of another human being but also the raw weight of his own anger, doubt, and disappointment with God. \u003cb\u003eWhere is God when unbearable suffering endures?\u003c\/b\u003e How can a shattered heart ever heal?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Shack\u003c\/i\u003e, William Paul Young invites readers on a profound journey into the depths of \u003cb\u003egrief\u003c\/b\u003e, the complexity of \u003cb\u003etrauma\u003c\/b\u003e, and the surprising humanity of those we most \u003cb\u003efear\u003c\/b\u003e. With honesty and compassion, he explores the devastating impact of mental illness, abuse, and violence, the strain of loss on relationships, and the staggering cost - and unexpected \u003cb\u003efreedom \u003c\/b\u003e- of \u003cb\u003eforgiveness\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This long-awaited sequel dares to ask the hardest questions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to forgive the unforgivable?\u003cbr\u003e How do we live with God's silence when our wounds cry out for answers? \u003cbr\u003e Can even the darkest prison and the most desolate wreckage of broken dreams become places where grace and redemption take root?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Both tender and unflinching, \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Shack\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003estory of pain, faith, and the relentless possibility of hope.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hodder Faith","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56672198558082,"sku":"9781399824323","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/8894\/5083\/files\/9781399824323-original.jpg?v=1779828663"}],"url":"https:\/\/specialeditionbooks.co.uk\/collections\/religious-and-spiritual-fiction.oembed","provider":"Special Edition Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}