Escape Routes by Johann Christoph Arnold (Plough Publishing, £9.99). First published 15 years ago, this thoughtful book by a well-known pastor of the Bruderhof Community explores the hope offered by the Gospels to those “who feel trapped in life’s hells”. Combining his own experience of growing up in a remote community in South America with the apostolic work of people such as Dorothy Day, Arnold offers a distinctive evangelical voice to those struggling with memories of abuse and other psychological wounds. “Will we choose to love or not? Everything else pales beside this crucial question,” the author concludes.