The Hiding Place

The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie Ten Boom, John Sherrill, et al. | 4.61 | 253,206 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Alison Alvarez, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #1 in History of Christianity, Ranked #4 in Christian — see more rankings.

At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty years of her life nothing at all out of the ordinary had ever happened to her. She was an old-maid watchmaker living contentedly with her spinster sister and their elderly father in the tiny Dutch house over their shop. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. However, with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, a story did ensue.

Corrie ten Boom and her family became leaders in the Dutch... more

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Alison Alvarez What I really took with me from the book were the descriptions of how she dealt with the stress of solitary confinement and eventually the Ravensbruck concentration camp. I adapted some of her techniques for keeping her mind occupied to deal with my own problems with anxiety and worry. Also, it’s a book with a surprising amount of joy in it for subject matter that is so dark. (Source)

Rankings by Category

The Hiding Place is ranked in the following categories:

#7 in Amsterdam
#15 in Autobiography
#21 in Biography
#16 in Clean
#18 in Dutch
#51 in European History
#6 in Faith
#18 in German History
#13 in Gospel
#20 in Heroes
#64 in High School Reading
#9 in Historical Nonfiction
#39 in History
#5 in Holocaust
#35 in Human Rights
#33 in Influential
#30 in Insightful
#45 in Inspiration
#12 in Inspiring
#18 in Jesus
#21 in Jewish
#55 in Life Changing
#25 in Memoir
#51 in Military History
#11 in Modern History
#29 in Mom
#72 in Nonfiction
#55 in Real Life
#44 in Religion
#16 in Spiritual Growth
#13 in The Gospels
#35 in Top Ten
#8 in True Stories
#11 in True Story
#38 in War
#39 in Wars
#22 in World History
#9 in World War II

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