Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth and John Sherrill, John Sherrill (With)
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(Paperback - 35th Anniversary)
- Pub. Date: January 2006
- 272pp
- Sales Rank: 12,333
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 2006
- Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
- Format: Paperback, 272pp
- Sales Rank: 12,333
- ISBN-13: 9780800794057
- ISBN: 0800794052
- Edition Number: 35
- Edition Description: 35th Anniversary
Synopsis
Corrie ten Boom was a woman admired the world over for her courage, her forgiveness, and her memorable faith. In World War II, she and her family risked their lives to help Jews escape the Nazis, and their reward was a trip to Hitler's concentration camps. But she survived and was released--as a result of a clerical error--and now shares the story of how faith triumphs over evil.
For thirty-five years Corrie's dramatic life story, full of timeless virtues, has prepared readers to face their own futures with faith, relying on God's love to overcome, heal, and restore. Now releasing in a thirty-fifth anniversary edition for a new generation of readers, The Hiding Place tells the riveting story of how a middle-aged Dutch watchmaker became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's death camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century.
Biography
Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983) was born in Haarlem, The Netherlands. After being arrested in 1944 for helping Jews escape the Nazi regime, Corrie spent the last year of World War II in various prison camps. After the war, she was invited to share her experiences in over sixty countries and was honored by the state of Israel for her work during the war. Her life story, The Hiding Place, was originally released in 1971. In 1977, she settled in California, where she remained until her death in 1983, on her 91st birthday.
John and Elizabeth Sherrill have authored or coauthored numerous best sellers with sales in excess of 50 million, including The Hiding Place, The Cross and the Switchblade, and God's Smuggler. Their ongoing work as roving editors for Guideposts magazine has taken them from their home in Westchester County, New York, to assignments in five countries.
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A Light in Darknessby Chelsey-W
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February 09, 2010: The Hiding Place tells the story of one Christian family who helped hide Jews during the Holocaust. They were caught and imprisoned for aiding a group of people in need. One of the major messages of this book is feeling love for your neighbor. The Ten Booms show this love for everyone around them even after being put in prison, Betsie Ten Boom continually prays for the guards persecuting them. I am amazed at what they had to go through, and the amount of faith and endurance they had. I would not have lasted a day in the conditions they were forced to live in, nor would I want to. I would have died spiritually and lost the will to live. But The Ten Booms kept their faith and even helped the women around them by reading from a Bible they had managed to keep hidden through their ordeals. Throughout the book Ms. Ten Boom keeps you emotionally connected to the book. When she was writing of a happy occasion I found myself smiling, when she told stories of death or disappearance it is impossible to avoid tears in your eyes. She also kept you wondering about things in the book. Sometimes she would start to tell a story and end a paragraph not finishing it. You then might find the end to the story many chapters later, or in some cases never at all. I loved this entire book; I only wish that this dark time in history were that of a fictional book, that millions of people's lives were not lost. This book really makes you think about how easy life is compared to those who lived during the Holocaust. I would strongly recommend this book to all who have any interest in the life of holocaust survivors or want to be spiritually uplifted. If you enjoyed The Hiding Place I would suggest that you read Night by Elie Wiesel, an account of Mr. Wiesel's time in a concentration camp.
Spiritually Movingby Cougar_H
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December 15, 2009: How would the ten Boom family have reacted if they knew all the horrible and gruesome things that would tear their family apart? From 1937 to 1945 things grew worse and worse, but with faith in God the ten Boom family persevered and got through World War II. Corrie ten Boom had so much faith and courage to help so many of the Jews to safety. The Hiding Place really showed me that if you have faith in God he'll create good out of any bad situation. Betsie had such a kind heart towards everyone. Even the officers who through her in jail, then a concentration camp, where she worked in the bitter cold until she grew sicker and sicker eventually leading to death in 1944. When Corrie was finally released from Ravensbruck the feeling of freedom, no orders, and enough food for her to feel comfortable was almost overwhelming. As Corrie looked back on all that she had gone through she remembered the question she had once asked Betsie, "What can we do for these victims? Afterward I mean. Can't we make a home for them and care for them and love them?" Betsie had replied, "I pray every day that we will be allowed to do this! To show them that love is greater!" I would highly recommend The Hiding Place to anyone who is looking for a spiritual and emotional read.
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