I’m left emotionally numb after reading The Craving, pondering how to write this. Whatever words I offer will not do justice to this beautiful, profoundly touching book. How do you explain the emotional attachment one feels for the main character, Will Sutherland, on his journey to Eldrad, the island of tragedies, truths and hopes? I was irrevocably captivated, my heart wrung with loss and sadness as I walked beside him on his journey that all began and ended at Fernhill Gully in Emerald Forest.
I ached with the same chill damp that Will did; I smelled the same cornbread and corn toasting on the campfire in Jadyn’s cave. I sensed the same horrors and cruelty of the Cravers, the same exhilaration and thrill of perils as I pursued the prose trail deeper—a true journey of the senses.
The author, Jean Saxby, has created poetry that sings, her tale resonating with grace and faith. A faith that is strength and not weakness, one that Will begins to understand as he progresses deeper into the strange new world where he finds himself. Deeper into relationships with other outcasts that fetter his heart to both the King and the princess.
Do dreams come true? That question resonates through this exquisite, multi-layered book. Maybe they do. Interestingly enough, I once knew a young man who, after a terrible motorbike racing accident, also met the King in a coma and then met the woman of his dreams.
A real, true-to-life tale.
What stands out though, the one thing that gave me hope while reading this book, was the love of the King and faith in Him that buoyed Will and the other characters through their trials. None of them gave in to the evils around them, nor did they give up. They ploughed through the marshes and horrors, not forsaking their faith.
That we are saved and transformed by His love is one of the fundamental underlying themes. That without faith we are colourless, 2D cardboard characters without meaning or purpose in life. It is the one glimmering light in our souls that we should take as a reminder for our ultimate future. Its mingled with the reassurance of the King’s presence and the sense that He’s always with us.
The sweet twist at the end of this tale left me gratified, eyes moistened by the beauty of Saxby’s prose, left elevated to a sweet height and craving more of this beautifully-told tale.
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