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What marks the boundary between a miracle from God and the imagination of a child?Review:
Leah is a child from Away, isolated from her peers because of her stutter. But then she begins painting scenes that are epic in scope, brilliant in detail, and suffused with rich, prophetic imagery. When the event foreshadowed in the first painting dramatically comes true, the town of Mattingly takes notice.
Leah attributes her ability to foretell the future to an invisible friend she calls the Rainbow Man. Some of the townsfolk are enchanted with her. Others fear her. But there is one thing they all agree on—there is no such thing as the Rainbow Man.
Her father, the town psychologist, is falling apart over his inability to heal his daughter . . . or fix his marriage. And the town minister is unraveled by the notion that a mere child with no formal training may be hearing from God more clearly than he does.
While the town bickers over what to do with this strange child, the content of Leah’s paintings grows darker. Still, Leah insists that the Rainbow Man’s heart is pure. But then a dramatic and tragic turn of events leaves the town reeling and places everyone’s lives in danger. Now the people of Mattingly face a single choice:
Will they cling to what they know . . . or embrace the things Leah believes in that cannot be seen?
This is definitely a different book. It is like a parable. It confronts you with whether or not you can believe in things you can not see. It kind of reminds me of books by C.S. Lewis. This book is a demonstration of how we think God works in our life, and his plan for us. We question him if something happens that doesn't go the way we want or think they should. God has a plan for us; lessons we must learn.
Billy Coffey does a wonderful job of teaching us without being in your face and preachy. We need to have faith, faith that is unwavering - like the faith of a child. We need to stand up and speak out when we feel that God is asking us to. We need to stand up for our faith and our beliefs. Also, we need to realize that no one is perfect - even those we look up to including preachers/pastors/priests. I know some of us worry that we are not knowledgeable enough to confront our elders or those that are "more knowledgeable". Well, Coffey is amazing in the way that teaches all of these lessons.
Leah and Allie are wonderful children who battle over this dilemma. They are children who are able to stand up and get the attention of town. Of course, it isn't always nice attention. They are brave and daring, full of spunk. The lessons they have to teach are life changing. Anyone can and will be able to identify with at least one of the characters in this story. Who will you identify with?
When the Mockingbird Sings will pull you into the story and hold you until the end. The book is so vividly written that you will not only see "the movie" in you mind's eye, but you will, also, feel it surrounding you. Do you have Leah's strength and determination? She may be this timid, shy, stuttering, little girl, but she has more fortitude than just about anyone in this book or anyone I know.
I highly recommend this book. It may give you a strength that you never you had.
I received a free copy of this book from Book Sneeze but all opinions are 100% mine.
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