For as long as she can remember, Kristen Craemer has been running from something. In high school and college, she ran competitively, until her Olympic dreams were shattered. Now, she runs to escape-from her past, from intimacy, from reality, and from the cold, black mist that haunts her nights. Desperate...
For as long as she can remember, Kristen Craemer has been running from something. In high school and college, she ran competitively, until her Olympic dreams were shattered. Now, she runs to escape-from her past, from intimacy, from reality, and from the cold, black mist that haunts her nights. Desperate to stop running, she turns to therapy, alcohol, and pills-anything to dull the fear-but her struggle intensifies with every passing night. Gradually, the nightmares encroach on her days, until everything she holds dear slips further away. Kristen's fears increase when she meets Ethan, a bronze-eyed Jesus freak. The claims he makes about God are too unbelievable to be true, and to Kristen they are more terrifying than her recurring dreams. She can't open her heart to Ethan, and she won't open her heart to his faith. Instead, Kristen keeps running, and every time she runs she finds herself standing at the shore of the Pacific Ocean, glaring into the crashing waves and fighting the urge to submerge herself beneath the turbulent water forever.On the Edge is the powerful story of a "girl next door" who struggled to make it out of childhood alive, only to drown daily in shame and fear ...until she finally dives over the edge and into redemption. For as long as she can remember, Kristen Craemer has been running from something. In high school and college, she ran competitively, until her Olympic dreams were shattered. Now, she runs to escape-from her past, from intimacy, from reality, and from the cold, black mist that haunts her nights. Desperate to stop running, she turns to therapy, alcohol, and pills-anything to dull the fear-but her struggle intensifies with every passing night. Gradually, the nightmares encroach on her days, until everything she holds dear slips further away. Kristen's fears increase when she meets Ethan, a bronze-eyed Jesus freak. The claims he makes about God are too unbelievable to be true, and to Kristen they are more terrifying than her recurring dreams. She can't open her heart to Ethan, and she won't open her heart to his faith.Instead, Kristen keeps running, and every time she runs she finds herself standing at the shore of the Pacific Ocean, glaring into the crashing waves and fighting the urge to submerge herself beneath the turbulent water forever. On the Edge is the powerful story of a "girl next door" who struggled to make it out of childhood alive, only to drown daily in shame and fear ...until she finally dives over the edge and into redemption.
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For as long as she can remember, Kristen Craemer has been running from something. In high school and college, she ran competitively, until her Olympic dreams were shattered. Now, she runs to escape-from her past, from intimacy, from reality, and from the cold, black mist that haunts her nights. Desperate...
For as long as she can remember, Kristen Craemer has been running from something. In high school and college, she ran competitively, until her Olympic dreams were shattered. Now, she runs to escape-from her past, from intimacy, from reality, and from the cold, black mist that haunts her nights. Desperate to stop running, she turns to therapy, alcohol, and pills-anything to dull the fear-but her struggle intensifies with every passing night. Gradually, the nightmares encroach on her days, until everything she holds dear slips further away. Kristen's fears increase when she meets Ethan, a bronze-eyed Jesus freak. The claims he makes about God are too unbelievable to be true, and to Kristen they are more terrifying than her recurring dreams. She can't open her heart to Ethan, and she won't open her heart to his faith. Instead, Kristen keeps running, and every time she runs she finds herself standing at the shore of the Pacific Ocean, glaring into the crashing waves and fighting the urge to submerge herself beneath the turbulent water forever.On the Edge is the powerful story of a "girl next door" who struggled to make it out of childhood alive, only to drown daily in shame and fear ...until she finally dives over the edge and into redemption. For as long as she can remember, Kristen Craemer has been running from something. In high school and college, she ran competitively, until her Olympic dreams were shattered. Now, she runs to escape-from her past, from intimacy, from reality, and from the cold, black mist that haunts her nights. Desperate to stop running, she turns to therapy, alcohol, and pills-anything to dull the fear-but her struggle intensifies with every passing night. Gradually, the nightmares encroach on her days, until everything she holds dear slips further away. Kristen's fears increase when she meets Ethan, a bronze-eyed Jesus freak. The claims he makes about God are too unbelievable to be true, and to Kristen they are more terrifying than her recurring dreams. She can't open her heart to Ethan, and she won't open her heart to his faith.Instead, Kristen keeps running, and every time she runs she finds herself standing at the shore of the Pacific Ocean, glaring into the crashing waves and fighting the urge to submerge herself beneath the turbulent water forever. On the Edge is the powerful story of a "girl next door" who struggled to make it out of childhood alive, only to drown daily in shame and fear ...until she finally dives over the edge and into redemption.
On the Edge$29.99
Koorong code447023
ISBN9781922135360
Pages318
PublisherBreath Of Fresh Air Press
Publication date07 March 2016
Dimensions18 x 152 x 228mm
Weight0.467kg
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Clever writing, well developed characters, loved reading a fiction book that has more substance than the typical boy meets girl story.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
9 years ago
Outstanding
On the Edge is one of the best debut novels I've read in a long time. Okay, it takes a while to find itself at the beginning and not everyone will enjoy the first person present tense narration (and that could by why I found the beginning difficult), but it's worth the effort. \\r\\n\\r\\nI want (need?) to include some trigger warnings for On the Edge, but to tell you any more would act as a spoiler. So be warned: if you read reviews to find out if there's anything in the book you want to avoid, you might be best avoiding On the Edge. \\r\\n\\r\\nBut you'd be missing out. The plot and characters are outstanding. The writing is outstanding. \\r\\nIt's not typical Christian fiction (too much alcohol, too many drugs), but I think this is what Christian fiction should be: real. Telling difficult stories, and showing Jesus in the lives of characters. Not preaching. Basically, the whole book was outstanding, and you should read it. Unless the triggers . . . \\r\\n\\r\\nThanks to Breath of Fresh Air Press for providing a free ebook for review.
