The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom with Elizabeth and John Sherrill

Out of anything I have read in my recent memory, this book has affected me the most. It is the real life story of Corrie Ten Boom. She lived a life full of happiness and misery. Hers is a story of rebuilding and healing. Finding peace among chaos and sharing that with anyone who would listen. Her mother’s example taught her to help the helpless and bring hope to the joyless. As a result of her growing up years she developed an underground to help Jewish people who came knocking on her door in Holland under Nazi occupation during the Second World War. Eventually the underground grew to be very extensive and large and she was caught and sent to prison. She eventually made it to two different concentration camps. Her story is inspiring and beautiful. I loved it.