As they did missionary work, Young was cared for during the day by members of the local Dani tribe in an area he refers to as Cannibal Valley. It has also been turned into a movie that hits theatres in the US in March, starring Sam Worthington as Mackenzie, Young’s fictionalised version of himself, and Octavia Spencer as Papa, his representation of God.įor Young, 61, it has been a true rags-to-riches tale made more poignant by the hardship he’s faced throughout his life.īorn in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, he moved with his Christian evangelical parents to New Guinea when he was a year old. Young’s 2007 novel, The Shack, about a father whose mourning of his daughter’s death prompts a visit from God, has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. He was off by more than 20 million people. He expected it would be read by his family and maybe a few friends. It was a gift from his heart, the one thing he could offer during a season where he lacked money to buy gifts. On his daily 40-minute train commute, he began writing a novel that he hoped would express his feelings about God to his children. IN 2005, William Paul Young was working three jobs and living in a 900-square-foot apartment with his wife and four of his six children after losing his home to bankruptcy.
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