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The Plot to Kill Hitler: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero by Patricia McCormick
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“The Gestapo would arrive any minute. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, waiting peacefully in his book-lined study, had been expecting this day for a long time. He arranged his files carefully on his desk and opened his diary to a page with fake entries to throw Hitler’s men off his trail. Then he removed a panel from the ceiling and hid a letter alongside a sheaf of paper he’d stashed earlier.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of my heroes. I have been hearing about him for decades since he is considered to be a Lutheran and I grew up in that church. However, I have never read anything about him. There are two standard biographies of which one is over 1,000 pages and the other is over 600. There is an excellent novel Saints and Villains, but it is almost 500 pages. Since I know some things about this amazing man, I never felt pulled to any of these works.
So when Balzer + Bray offered me a reading copy of this biography through Edelweiss, I jumped at the chance. The opportunity to read a book that is less than 200 pages seemed ideal. I could learn more without committing my summer to Bonhoeffer.
I am very grateful for this opportunity. McCormick treats Bonhoeffer’s life with respect and makes it very clear why Dietrich Bonhoeffer is revered.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in the Shoah (Holocaust), World War II or everyday folks who become heroes.
Thank you to Balzer + Bray and Edeliweiss.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of my heroes. I have been hearing about him for decades since he is considered to be a Lutheran and I grew up in that church. However, I have never read anything about him. There are two standard biographies of which one is over 1,000 pages and the other is over 600. There is an excellent novel Saints and Villains, but it is almost 500 pages. Since I know some things about this amazing man, I never felt pulled to any of these works.
So when Balzer + Bray offered me a reading copy of this biography through Edelweiss, I jumped at the chance. The opportunity to read a book that is less than 200 pages seemed ideal. I could learn more without committing my summer to Bonhoeffer.
I am very grateful for this opportunity. McCormick treats Bonhoeffer’s life with respect and makes it very clear why Dietrich Bonhoeffer is revered.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in the Shoah (Holocaust), World War II or everyday folks who become heroes.
Thank you to Balzer + Bray and Edeliweiss.
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