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    The Long Journey to Jake Palmer
    The Long Journey to Jake Palmer
    The Long Journey to Jake Palmer
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    The Long Journey to Jake Palmer

    Written by James L. Rubart

    Narrated by James L. Rubart

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    What if there was a place where everything wrong in your life could be fixed?

    Corporate trainer Jake Palmer coaches people to see deeper into themselves--yet he barely knows himself anymore. Recently divorced and weary of the business life, Jake reluctantly agrees to a lake-house vacation with friends, hoping to escape for ten days.

    When he arrives, Jake hears the legend of Willow Lake--about a lost corridor that leads to a place where one's deepest longings will be fulfilled.

    Jake scoffs at the idea, but can't shake a sliver of hope that the corridor is real. And when he meets a man who mutters cryptic speculations about the corridor, Jake is determined to find the path, find himself, and fix his crumbling life.

    But "fixing things" is rarely that simple, and Jake's journey to healing will become more treacherous with each step he takes.

    • Christy Award winner for Best Visionary Novel in 2017
    • Standalone novel
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateAug 9, 2016
    ISBN9780718091392
    Author

    James L. Rubart

    James L. Rubart is a professional marketer, speaker, and writer. He serves on the board of the Northwest Christian Writers Association and lives with his wife and sons in the Pacific Northwest.

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    • 3/5
      A group of friends go on a vacation at a lake house, one of them rather reluctantly. Jake was in an accident that left him disfigured and unable to fully use his legs. This had destroyed his marriage and sent him spiraling downhill, as he cannot enjoy the athletic activities he once loved. Jake becomes intrigued by a local legend about a portal that can take people to an otherworldly place - if they can just find it. Jake sets out on a quest to find the portal and learns some valuable life lessons as he has an encounter with the supernatural.Perhaps these types of books are just not to my liking, but this story dragged to me and I could not get that into it.
    • 2/5
      I pulled this off the shelf at the library, not realizing it was a genre type novel. I prefer my faith boosts in another manner than fiction.
    • 4/5
      A brutal attack and a devastating divorce have left Jake struggling with his identity. When he hears the legend of a hidden place at Willow Lake where his life can be restored (or destroyed?), he can’t resist finding out if the legend is true in The Long Journey to Jake Palmer by author James L. Rubart.Having read The Five Times I Met Myself by this author, I was expecting a story that would include an element of fantasy, and that’s what I got. (I wasn’t expecting a nod to Black Fedora, but I got that too, and it was fun!) Jake’s journey goes so far as to incorporate pieces of The Silver Chair from The Chronicles of Narnia, my favorite fantasy series. While this novel spends a good amount of time on Jake’s interaction with his friends on their lakeside vacation, I found myself wanting to get back to the legend of the lakeside corridor.However, while I would’ve liked to feel that I was mainly learning along with Jake, it felt as if I spent most of the book waiting for him to catch up, to finally get past what seemed like the obvious surface of things. On the whole, I was a little surprised that the story didn’t surprise me much.Still, the novel has an encouraging message of healing, along with its adventure into a realm where the possible and the impossible meet._________________BookLook Bloggers provided me with a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      Title: The Long Journey to Jake PalmerAuthor: James L. RubartPages: 400Year: 2016Publisher: Thomas NelsonMy rating is 5 stars.I just finished this novel and it is an exceptional book that really touched my heart and had a powerful spiritual message inside! The main character is a man named Jake Palmer who has broken places in the soul that seem to spur his work and company titled, Read Your Label, Inc. One night after a long flight on his way home he makes a decision that without knowing it is going to radically change his future.The message to me in the book is how we all have scarred places in our souls and we try to mask or hide them in many ways. In the book, I was reminded that sometimes adults forget to believe the impossible or that God is able to do more than we think or ask. We, as humans, tend to believe whatever lies some people speak, think or we may act differently toward those who are perceived as anything but “normal”.I loved the author’s use of C. S. Lewis’ books in The Chronicles of Narnia to get across his heart’s meaning regarding deeper spiritual truths. Plus I enjoyed how the main character was made aware of the spiritual warfare that surrounds real people daily. Jake Palmer learns how to be real while no longer hiding his scars even knowing people may or may not accept, love or embrace him.Overall, I think this is the kind of novel that can encourage, excite, engage and lead many to the Person who loves them the most…Jesus!Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255. “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”