Despite the fact that this was the final part of a trilogy, I did not feel I was jumping into the middle of a story. It very easily stands on its own.
Aimee Lilly, wonderfully reads the story. Using various voices for the different characters added to the realness of the story. Her voice was easy to listen to and her diction was flawless.
I could not testify to the accuracy of the Amish community portrayed, but the depiction of the story seemed real. That is because, it is not just an Amish story, it is a human story, a story of sin, consequences, confession, redemption, and forgiveness (both God’s and man’s). This human story has been authentically portrayed. The everyday conversations had a ring of reality to them. Even the spiritual conversations were natural, not strained at all. Their conversations, questions and answers, were ones that I myself might have been involved in.
The title of the story, The Telling, refers to a time of public confession, a revealing of hidden sins. It was easy to enter into the anguish over the sin to be confessed. It was just as easy to enter into the humble private confessions and prayers that were uttered to God before family and friends ever knew.
How family, friends, and church community responded demonstrated the reality of the consequences of sin. But it was the ultimate response, from the Amish community, of redemption and forgiveness that shines as the main theme of the book. When life is lived like this,forgiving as God in Christ has forgiven us, we are shown Christianity as it should be. As a result God is glorified.
I wholeheartedly recommend this audio book. It is offered by http://www.christianaudio.com/. It was a pleasure to be able to review this book for the christianaudio Reviewers Program.
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