I’m about halfway through this book and, while it’s tremendous, I can hardly believe that it’s true. If it is, it’s just incredible. Even if it’s not, it’s a great book on faith (of any kind.) I guess I really have no reason to believe that it’s not true (in fact, I hope every bit of it is!)…what do you all think?
Thanks!
astro
October 12, 2008, 6:40pm
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It’s insprational fiction from beginning to end.
Interesting tidbut re the author
Mr God This Is Anna
I had the pleasure of knowing the author, real name Sid Hopkins, from 1964 until his death. At the time I first met him I was a troubled 14 year old referred to a therapeutic community, Finchden Manor, Tenterden, run by the visionary George Lyward. Sid was part of the Lyward household and offered support and friendship to myself and the other 50 or so adolescent residents.
Sid was brought up in the East End of London and for a while followed Oswald Mosely as a blackshirt. He played a mean boogy-woogy piano and loved to dabble in electronics and all sorts of electrical and mechanical gizmos.
For much of his adult life he was semi-crippled following a serious accident, and spent quite some years literally shuffling around on his knees due to spinal problems. Thankfully, as orthopaedic surgery techniques improved, he was able to walk eventually (with sticks) and ended up marrying his physiotherapist. Easy to imagine how his experiences and struggle contributed to the essence of 'Mr God …