Christopher Parkening reached the top of the classical guitar world young, studying under Andres Segovia and attaining exactly the level of excellence he had set himself to reach. What he found there was not what he expected: with the goal achieved the accomplishment rang hollow, and he walked away from performing at the height of his career to fish in Montana.

Written with Kathy Tyers, the book tells what came next - how Parkening came to faith in Christ, returned to the instrument with a different reason for playing, and came to regard his gift as something held in trust rather than owned. It is a memoir rather than a devotional, and its account of discipline, ambition and burnout will land with any reader who has pursued excellence in anything. Published by Tyndale.