Engrossing from the onset, this is the story of Justin, a boy who was abducted and eventually found after four long years with his captor. It is a chronicle of the day-to-day, year-to-year agony that his family endured until he was returned. It is every parent's worst nightmare, and yet there is even more for them to endure when the "alleged" perpetrator is bailed out and lives in their community. It is told from different perspectives, which include his parents, his younger brother and his grandfather. The brief glimpses of the horrors that Justin endured just miles from his family home during their desperate search are harrowing. The family's pain during his captivity is palpable, as is their joy at being reunited with him. The resolution is appropriate for the family's healing.
It would be the answer to many fervent prayers if these abductions were happening only in fiction and not in real life.
It would be the answer to many fervent prayers if these abductions were happening only in fiction and not in real life.
