I am bold enough to assert that any queries as to where the message of God’s grace is leading us are going to be shattered by this, the third literary production of Paul Anderson-Walsh. Far from the clinical precision of his first work “The Bonsai Conspiracy”, his new work “The Apprentice” will catapult you from the child like truths of grace that were so beautifully expressed in “Safe and Sound” (his second publication and first in the series “Until Christ is formed”), deep into the mystery of union.

Here we see a new side to Paul Anderson-Walsh, his vulnerable side. To borrow his own illustration, Paul has thrown a proverbial rock through the tinted hidden pain of his own "Johari window", and invited the reader to take a peek into his very soul. Through painful introspection Paul will take the apprentice on a journey towards healing and wholeness, taking time on the way to coax the very life of Christ from the spiritual teenager, who at times may be overcome with angst.

The text itself flows with a personal touch that engenders the reader with the impression that they may just have received an instructional epistle from the greatest (or even the least) of the apostles. Paul’s ability to draw the reader into the mystery of Christ is juxtaposed by his ability to dramatiSe biblical accounts with an incredibly effective contemporary style. The account of Adam’s transformation from saint to sinner in the garden is nothing short of genius.