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One Smooth Stone
The novel tells the story of Alex Donnelly who is running and trying to hide from nearly everyone. He has picked a good place to do it - the Yukon - but is pursued by friends, enemies, and most effectively, by God. Burning with the need to know about his parents, Alex returns to his birth-city, Seattle, where he discovers that his mother tried to abort him. The trauma sends him on the run again only to find out God has orchestrated a divine appointment for him back in the Yukon. The story is filled with miraculous healing, struggles with rage, and an obsession with revenge for a childhood abuser. It shows that God never gives up on those whom He has chosen. His mercy and grace extend to those who consider themselves unworthy, and even more so, to those who are considered unworthy in the eyes of the world. Laycock says, "The book tries to illustrate that no matter how far you run, God will find you. No matter how bad you've been, God will forgive you."
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Castle Quay Books (August 8, 2007)
My first taste of a new author can be a wonderful experience or it can leave an unpleasant after effect. One Smooth Stone while not my usual reading fare was one of those experiences that left me wanting more because it moved so quickly that it seemed to be over before I’d barely cracked the covers. Laycock’s riveting plot and unexpected twists to this story about men who took responsibility for their choices and consequences will leave readers craving more of the vivid narrative which transported me to the barren and harsh landscape of the northern wilds of Canada otherwise known as the Yukon. While not a place I’d choose to live myself it provided a perfect setting for this story of men with regrets from their past who wanted nothing more than to disappear from the eyes of society and remain undiscovered by those who might want them to pay for those past mistakes in a more tangible way. When Alex is forced to come out of hiding because lawyers for his birth parents have an unfinished task due to be performed as soon after his 21st birthday as possible, he tries every possible maneuver to escape the inevitable as well as deny the pull of God on his heart and mind. In the process of being disclosed to society at large once