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by Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill
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AdventurousBooks
AdventurousBooks rated it 8 years ago
Everyone reads Anne Frank, but we need to add this to our required reading. Corrie Ten Boom was not anyone's idea of a rebel, but she fought the Nazis like you wouldn't believe.
Bark at the Ghouls
Bark at the Ghouls rated it 9 years ago
Okay, so the many five stars for this book were warranted. It’s a heartbreaking, painful read. It’s also full of faith, strength, kindness and perseverance. I’m very glad I gave it a listen. The narrator is terrific and emotive and has the ability to draw you into the time and place instead of taki...
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 11 years ago
This book is definitely directed to Christians, but there is no reason why others should not read it. It is very informative and it is written in a clear-cut, simple way; in a straight forward manner, it describes the horrors of World War II, and it documents the terror that Corrie Ten Boom actually...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This is the story of Corrie ten Boom, a self-described "spinster" watchmaker who lived with her father and sister and was pushing fifty when she became part of the Dutch Resistance helping to hide Jews from the Nazis. Eventually betrayed, she wound up in a Gestapo prison for a few months, then doing...
FefferBooks
FefferBooks rated it 12 years ago
This book has been recommended to me for years. I've always had a fascination with WWII and the Holocaust, but I find reading about it difficult--a book is a long time to spend with one's head in such a dark place. Still, several people told me how uplifting and surprisingly light Ten Boom's story w...
tamabam
tamabam rated it 14 years ago
I'd forgotten all about this book until I saw an update on GR today.My church sent a busload of us to see the movie when it came out in 1975. I was 8 or 9 I think and the appeal was more the day trip to the big city with my friends and without my parents. It was my first introduction to the Holoca...
Carolyn Cannot Live Without Books!
Carolyn Cannot Live Without Books! rated it 15 years ago
The book and movie are great and so sad because the story is absolutely true. You would hope you'd have the courage to do the right thing but who knows unless you're in her position. She doesn't write herself as perfect either, which made the book even more wonderful.
Danielle's Reading Adventures
Danielle's Reading Adventures rated it 16 years ago
My pastor in San Diego (Ray Bentley of Maranatha Chapel, who I adored) always recommended this book.
Affairs of M/Men
Affairs of M/Men rated it 16 years ago
What makes this particular book different from other (better) stories about the Holocaust is that it's from the perspective of a Christian woman who was interned. While it's extremely important for us not to forget that one group of people was specifically targeted (Jews) it's also important for us ...
Kiwiria
Kiwiria rated it 17 years ago
A difficult, but important book to read. I pray that I may never have to go through the hardships Corrie experienced, but that if I do, God will grant me the strength to show the same grace as she and Betsie did. We tend to forget that God didn't stop practising miracles after the time the Bible was...
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