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It was very slow at times, but VERY inspiring. What a remarkably Christian woman!!!!
An inspiring book about a family that sacrificed much in the service of others. As reviewers have complained, the final portion is extremely evangelical. To religious skeptics, it probably feels like the novel Pollyanna, where Polly is always looking on the bright side and playing the “glad game.” The genuine horrors of concentration camps are glossed over in favor of praise to the company and guidance of Jesus. Nonetheless, I found the book to be an interesting memoir. I listen to the audio recording, and the reader was delightful.
I had read this book a number of years ago and always meant to re-read it. When a friend sent it home w/ Bob from CO, I figured now was the time. It is an incredible story of faith and courage during WWII. Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch spinster who found herself (and her family, especially her sister,Betsie) caught up in the horrors of the war after Holland was invaded. Under suspicion for hiding Jews (which indeed she successfully did) she, her father and sister were taken into custody. She and her sister ended up in the Ravensbruck. What sustained them during the ordeal was their hidden Bible and their faith. It's a very good story and an inspiration....
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Corrie ten Boom, a watchmaker, lives in Haarlem with her father and sister. Devout Christians, they open their home to shelter persecuted Jews during the occupation of the Netherlands in the Second World War.
I've heard of Corrie ten Boom and her family before, so it was certainly interesting to read about her experience in her own words. I admired her upright principals and her desire to help people less fortunate than herself, which stems from her faith. However, I thought the writing was a little simplistic and sugar-coated, perhaps because of the short length of the book.
I've heard of Corrie ten Boom and her family before, so it was certainly interesting to read about her experience in her own words. I admired her upright principals and her desire to help people less fortunate than herself, which stems from her faith. However, I thought the writing was a little simplistic and sugar-coated, perhaps because of the short length of the book.
This is one I could read to my kids and help teach them but the content isn't completely overwhelming. She has amazing perspective.
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This is a true story of Corrie ten Boom and her family, who helped hide Jewish people and families during the Nazi occupation during World War II, specifically in Holland. The majority of the book takes place at her family's boarding house, which also served as their watch shop. There is a fair bit of exposition and setting up the reader to get to know the ten Boom family at the beginning of the book which I thought was a bit much at first, but as I look back, I think it was a good introduction. The ten Boom family was very religious and because of that, I thought this book would have very strong religious undertones. While they do talk of religion, reading the Bible, etc., I didn't feel overwhelmed by it. Faith was the main way that the ten Boom family was able to make it through such difficult times and find the willpower and strength to help so many people who were trying to escape the Nazis. It's nice to know that there were people like the ten Boom family who were genuine helpers. The world needs more of those.