Thursday, March 24, 2016

My Review of "Night Driving"

Addie Zierman's Night Driving:  A Story of Faith in the Dark is a masterful exploration of faith, isolation, and depression. 

On the surface, this memoir is a story about packing up her minivan and taking her children on a two-week road trip from Minnesota to Florida.  Having lost her connection to the Christian faith of her younger days, Zierman decides to outdrive her troubles by visiting friends, giving book readings, and doing publicity interviews.

Make no doubt about it, this is a spiritual memoir that pulls punches and tugs on a reader's heartstrings.  "Imagine opening your Bible and finding it to be a concrete slab in your lap."  But her struggle to avoid internal darkness that seems to permeate all her thoughts is a struggle that will resonate with so many readers.

I know it did with me.

It's those struggles that make Night Driving a book you don't want to put down.  It's a story about a renewed search for faith that is filled with refreshing, life-affirming moments.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review here.

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