Purchased from www.bookdepository.com

**This book re-imagines the life of Jesus Christ, using the events depicted in the canonical gospel as a scaffold on which to build its story. It more or less follows the chronology of the life of Jesus Christ. However, much greater emphasis is spent on the earlier part of Jesus' life than in the canonical gospels.**

I found this book to be 1 part interesting, 2 parts bland. 

The author seems to try and wove a fictional story using factual / Biblical elements. I personal found the Bible to be much more interesting, but the book does offer some of it's own lessons / understandings.

Some of the moments described in the book are a little hard to swallow, for the devout catholic/ christian, and does instigate some thought as well as a different perspective of the possible childhood of Jesus Christ. 

I find this book to be more suitable for the more advanced readers, in order to truly appreciate the message / meaning within it.

 ** Definitely a Controversial Read, As Well As Intellectual**