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Ensorsements:
“Brave, moving, and poignant. An important story, honestly and beautifully told, of pain transformed into hope. The world is in great need of courageous voices like DeMuth’s.” —Tosca Lee, author of Christy-award finalist Demon: A Memoir and Havah: The Story of Eve
“This gifted memoirist writes like a woman at the well: Thin Places reads like rivers of living water. With her incantatory language, Mary DeMuth describes both the burden of suffering and the weightlessness of redemption. If you’re carrying past wounds, read this book. It will change your life.”—Sibella Giorello, Christy-award-winning novelist
“Author Mary DeMuth has lived up to readers’ expectations of exquisite writing from an exceptional author. She has also opened herself and allowed readers to see inside—all the hurts, disappointments, violations—in order to escort the readers on a painfully joyful journey to healing. A rare memoir from one of the best writers of our time!”—Kathi Macias, author of more than thirty books, including Beyond Me and Mothers of the Bible Speak to Mothers of Today
“When I get my official copy of Thin Places, I’m thinking of having it bound in a gold-embossed bonded-leather cover with gilded page edges. Yes, it’s that much of a treasure to be cherished for a lifetime of reading. I’m tempted to request a zipper for its custom binding. That would symbolize DeMuth’s success at unlocking and interlacing her innermost story and soul with the Scriptures in a way that opens us all to the thickness of ‘thin.’”—Leonard Sweet, Drew University, George Fox Evangelical Seminary, www.sermons.com
“Of the many gifts God has lavished on Mary DeMuth, one I admire most is her courage to go to the raw places and help us look for God’s presence there. In this unflinching look at her own story, DeMuth offers us vulnerability and hope that God is relentless in his love even when we doubt it the most.”—Catherine Claire Larson, author of As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda and senior writer and editor for BreakPoint
Mary’s memoir is real and raw and beautifully written. She shows the ugliness of humanity and the beauty of redemption. I laughed, and I cried, and it made me want to be a better writer. Thin Places will be put in my waiting room to help others find hope and see that Jesus loves and God is present, even in the loneliest and most horrific circumstances.”—Leslie Vernick, LCSW, licensed counselor and international speaker, author of The Emotionally Destructive Relationship
“Thin Places is strong medicine for every reader who ever felt hopelessly damaged or desperately inadequate. Mary DeMuth shows the way back to innocence and wonder. There are too few books like this, too few authors so courageous.”—Kathleen Popa, author of To Dance in the Desert
“With brutal honesty, Mary paints a vivid picture of the cruel blows life delivers to all of us. But her ability to shine light on what God does through pain and difficulty is a revelation of his infinite love and grace. Thin Places reminded me that beauty really does come from ashes. I’m not the same after reading this book.” —Tom Davis, CEO, Children’s HopeChest, and author of Red Letters: Living a Faith that Bleeds
“In Thin Places, Mary DeMuth gently takes your fingers in her hand and guides them across the breathtaking mosaic that is her life. I felt every sharp edge, each rough and aching path, and marveled at the startling beauty of her brokenness. Savor this book.”—Claudia Mair Burney, author of Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White
Readers share their responses:
“It is amazing, Mary, because you are telling my story. I can’t believe it!” Alice
“There is such a great anointing and healing in Thin Places as I read it that I feel like I have been in a deliverance ministry for hours. Yet it is so compelling I keep going back and reading more.” Susie
“The paragraph at the bottom of page 20 has really spoken to me. I cried a good hard cry after reading it. I, too, constantly question my husband about loving me. I’m glad to know that I am not alone in the world.” Cortney
“Thank you for being honest. Thank you for not hiding and pretending. Thank you for saying it is okay to be messy and broken. That even after we know and walk with Jesus, life still has challenges as we are transformed into the image of our savior.” Anonymous
“I suddenly felt overwhelmed, your words became a thin place for me–as if they were written straight from my own heart. It is everything I feel, and truly, everything I’ve been urgently trying to pinpoint for several years now.” Lesley
“I’m 29, and your book is the first book I’ve ever read where my heart keeps saying ‘yes, yes, yes.’ You write what I feel. You make Jesus real and accessible, and it has inspired me to live more simply with Him in my day to day life. Just Him and me.” Marije
“Mary, I’m still reeling over your book. You are an artist. Your words were beautifully written, your story is heartbreaking, your heart is pure, your wisdom is profound. I am so touched. I have been talking about it with everyone, and have a list of people I intend to give it to. Thank you for making yourself vulnerable.” Heather
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