Uncharted

Written by Angela Hunt

Narrated by Alma Cuervo

Christy Award-winning author Angela Hunt delivers an unforgettable, critically acclaimed tale that explores how materialism, beauty, and prestige often mask reality. Every year for two decades, David Payne invites his five closest college friends to travel with him on a weeklong humanitarian mission. And each year, they are too busy. This year, however, when David's funeral re-unites them, they decide to fulfill his mission to a far-flung Pacific island. But something unplanned and mind-boggling occurs. ". adventure with an accelerating sense of menace."-Booklist, starred review

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 11, 2008
• ISBN: 9781440795718

Angela Hunt

Angela Hunt (AngelaHuntBooks.com) is a New York Times bestselling author of more than 160 books, with nearly 6 million copies sold worldwide. Angela's novels have won or been nominated for the RWA RITA Award, the Christy Award, the ECPA Christian Book Award, and the HOLT Medallion. Four of her novels have received ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award, and Angela is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from both the Romantic Times Book Club and ACFW. Angela holds doctorates in biblical studies and theology. She and her husband make their home in Florida with mastiffs and chickens.

Reviews for Uncharted

[debs4jc · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Plot Summary: What happens, When & Where, Central Characters, Major ConflictsA group of friends that used to be extremely close in college is reunited when one of them unexpectedly dies. The deceased was a doctor who spent his vacation time on mission projects around the globe, helping underprivileged children. Each year he would invite his former friends to go with him, but none of them ever found the time. Now their former employer (the friends all met because they worked for the same guy) pleads with them to fulfill their friends dying wish that they go on one of these trips. So five very different people--a prima donna, an actress, a daycare provider, a car salesman, and a business man--find themselves travelling to the other side of the world to build a school. However the weather--and God--may have very different plans for them.Style Characterisics: Pacing, clarity, structure, narrative devices, etc.It takes a little bit of reading to get into the story, as Hunt jumps from character to character and it takes a while to get to know who is who. The story builds into a powerful allegory, however, twisting into something much different than what it might seem at the beginning. Which raises some very interesting questions about the nature of hell. This in itself makes it quite a stunning read.How Good is it?A stunning read, part adventure story and part allegorical parable.