A mystical quality lingers about this tale of the biblical kings Saul, David, and Absalom, and so it grows even on readers who have been well vaccinated against insipid allegorizing.
Anyone who has led and been hurt in the process—this may include anyone who has led—is a candidate for reading this brief, short-chaptered invitation to reflect upon power, who has it, what it does to those who hold it, and when to let go.
Edwards has worked in particular with members who have limped out of authoritarian Christian movements and appears to recognize the scars with clinical ease. Fortunately, he has in his sack a remedy or two, or perhaps an innoculation against similar misfortune in future. Oh, and salve for the enduring wound.
A very quick read, well worth the time invested.
Canter Bridge 
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