He arrives and initially finds nothing, but as he is leaving, the shack and its surroundings are supernaturally transformed into a lush and inviting scene. Mack's family leaves to visit relatives and he goes alone to the shack, unsure of what he will see there. He suspects that the note may be from God, whom his wife Nan lovingly refers to as "Papa". Mack is puzzled by the note-he has had no relationship with his abusive father since he left home at age 13. Mack's life sinks into what he calls, "The Great Sadness".Īs the novel begins, Mack receives a note in his mailbox from "Papa", saying that he would like to meet with Mack that coming weekend at the shack. The police find an abandoned shack in the woods where Missy was taken: Her bloodied clothing is found, but her body is not located. The police are called, and the family discovers that Missy has been abducted and murdered by a serial killer known as the "Little Ladykiller". After Mack returns, he sees that Missy is missing. Mack is able to save his son by rushing into the water and freeing him from the canoe's webbing but unintentionally leaves his youngest daughter Missy alone at their campsite. Two of his children are playing in a canoe when it flips and almost drowns Mack's son. Four years prior to the main events of the story, Mack takes three of his children on a camping trip to Wallowa Lake near Joseph, Oregon, stopping at Multnomah Falls on the way. The main character is Mackenzie Allen Phillips, a father of five called "Mack" by his family and friends. The novel is set in the American Northwest. He also told radio host talk show Drew Marshall that The Shack "is a metaphor for the places you get stuck, you get hurt, you get damaged. The title of the book is a metaphor for "the house you build out of your own pain", as Young explained in a telephone interview. In 2009 it was awarded the "Diamond Award" for sales of over 10 million copies by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. 1 paperback trade fiction seller on The New York Times Best Seller list from June 2008 to early 2010, in a publishing partnership with Hachette Book Group USA's FaithWords imprint (Hodder & Stoughton in the UK). The novel was self-published but became a USA Today bestseller, having sold 1 million copies as of June 8, 2008. The Shack is a novel by Canadian author William P.
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