The Hiding Place by John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, Corrie ten Boom Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Hiding Place
Book Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm really glad my book club picked this one to read, because otherwise I probably would never have read something shelved in the Christian Inspiration section. Unlike some of the other books I've read in that genre, this one actually was inspiring. I didn't feel like I was being preached at or pressured to think or act a certain way. The story Corrie ten Boom tells about her captivity during World War II was truly moving and well-told.Book Review: An Incredibly Inspiring and Fascinating Read
Summary: 5 Stars
I think what I liked most about this story is the fact that although Corrie and her family were oppressed by the Nazis, the book also showed how that family started with dignity and continued with dignity, despite their awful circumstances. I've read this book a few times now, and it's about time for another read, just to remind myself not to take what I have every day for granted.Book Review: Awesome book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Received in perfect condition and the book is so good that I can not put it down. To here how bold she was in her faith during the most extreme conditions makes me sit in awe after each read. It really makes you reflect on your faith in the most indirect way, which I love.Book Review: BLESSED BE FLEAS!
Summary: 5 Stars
Once you read THE HIDING PLACE, by Corrie ten Boom, you will never be the same again! Talk about getting your personal faith recharged, this World II account of the ten Boom's efforts to hide Jews from the Nazis, will certainly do it!
Death to Corrie as a child, puzzled her. What was death like? Her father's answer remains one that I cherish, "When you and I go to Amsterdam, when do I give you your ticket?" "Just before we get on the train." Her father used that illustration to show her that God would give her just what she needed when she needed it most. Like a talisman, that memory carried her through the horrors of Ravensbruck.
One cold, damp, gray morning at roll-call in prison, a woman, who was ill, fell dead from a guard's bullet. At that moment, when Corrie felt she could endure no more, she heard the clear song of a bird. A small thing in so great a tragedy, yet it contained a spark of hope.
Another highlight in this book: Corrie's sister Betsie thanked God for the fleas in their barracks! I'll tell no more. Read to find out!
Probably, Corrie's darkest hour came while kneeling beside her beloved sister Betsie's emaciated form. Betsie told her with great enthusiasm of a vision she'd experienced the night before. The details of it seemed to Corrie too far-fetched to ever come true. However, it did come true, because Corrie carried Betsie's vision with her after the war.
It proved very difficult for Corrie to forgive the cruelty of the Nazis to her family, but God gave her the "ticket" to do so. What an incredible story of faith lived out in one individual's life!
I enjoyed this book so much that I saw the movie, and it's as good as the book! THE HIDING PLACE remains a re-read classic for me.
Betty L. Sheldon, author of OMNIPIECE
Book Review: By far, the best book I read in 2008
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a voracious reader, and I have to admit that because I move so quickly from one book to the next, I often forget about the books I read last month of last year. Not so with The Hiding Place.
Though I knew the basics of Corrie Ten Boom's story, I had never taken the time to read The Hiding Place until last fall. Honestly, I think this book was life-changing. It was encouraging, inspiring, and challenging to see the incredible faith and bravery of Corrie and her family. To see what they went through -- all because they chose to do what was right and good -- reminded me that the things we think of as "important" are often not so important at all. And the "rough times" we think we're going through are nothing, compared to the sacrifices many have made.
If you haven't read this book -- please, get a copy! You'll be glad you did.