The Hiding Place

By: Corrie ten Boom

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the 20h century.

In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazi's, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her whole family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil. Here is the riveting account of how Corrie and her family were able to save many of God's chosen people.

For 35 years millions have seen that there is no pit so deep that God's love in not deeper still. Now The Hiding Place, repackaged for a new generation of readers, continue to declare that God's love will overcome, heal and restore.

©2009 Corrie Ten Boom (P)2009 christianaudio.com

A Must Read

Would you listen to The Hiding Place again? Why?

Yes, very moving book and I know that I miss pieces when listening because my attention may be drawn away. I believe that a person would benefit from more than one time through this book.

What other book might you compare The Hiding Place to and why?

The book of Revelation. The trials that those people endured had to seem to them like they were living in the end times.

What does Bernadette Dunne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

She brings a personality to each character in the book with the influx of emotion and diction in her voice.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

So many. But the ending when Betsy's visions are realized by her sister.

A Must- Read

The Hiding Place is a memoir by Corrie ten Boom, with John and Elizabeth Sherrill, about her experience leading the movement to rescue Jews in her city of Haarlem, Netherlands during World War II. Though a formerly inauspicious spinster in her 50s, this inspiring woman learned strength of the Lord and led hundreds of citizens in rescuing hundreds more Jews from the murderous arrests of the Nazis. Eventually, she was caught, and she, along with each of her family members, was sent to multiple concentration camps. Along with her sister Betsy, a woman of incredible faith and compassion for her enemies, Corrie suffered in several camps before finally getting released. She spent the rest of her life helping victims of the Nazis deal with the incredible trauma they experienced and spreading the awareness of not only the evil she encountered, but the faithfulness of God and forgiveness towards one’s enemies.

I read this book, first published in 1971, several times as a pre- teen and teenager, but this was my first time reading the book as an adult, as I listened to it with my husband, to whom I introduced this book for the first time. I was struck by several impressive traits I saw in Corrie as she talks about the amazing faith of her family. This strong woman shows great humility in her recounting of events, always playing up the strengths of her family while looking inside herself to recognize her own weaknesses. She talks about how, after witnessing Nazis abuse prisoners, both she and Betsy would express sympathy and the desire to help them, especially setting up places for healing after the war. It would only be after discussion that the pair of sisters would realize that they were talking about two different “them”s. While Corrie wanted to help the victims, Betsy wanted to help the abusers because they must really be suffering a lot in committing such horrible sins.

The Hiding Place helps us see how God will use us as he sees fit and will provide the resources, both physical and spiritual, for us to fulfill our calling. Corrie lived over half a century as an unassuming clockmaker with a high school education. However, when she was needed to lead one of the fights against the evil of the Holocaust, she found the strength internally and the connections she needed externally to carry out the position as one of the top leaders of the resistance in the Netherlands. This serves as an effective reminder and encouragement to Christians that God will provide whatever we need whenever we need it in order to follow his leading.

I was inspired to revisit this book when I saw that one of my favorite narrators, Bernadette Dunne, performs the audio edition. Though considerably younger than the senior citizen Corrie who tells her own story in this book, Dunne convinces us, the listeners, that she herself is Corrie. She takes us to Haarlem and immerses us in this already- compelling book. Since The Hiding Place is an intense book, Dunne made the wise decision to limit dramatic emotions in her performance and leave the content of the book to draw us into the story itself.

The Hiding Place is a highly inspiring book that all Christians should read to learn about living for Christ sacrificially and trusting in him to provide for our needs in carrying out his missions for us. If you’re not a Christian, I still recommend this book because you will appreciate reading about the movement to rescue Jews in the Netherlands during the Holocaust and strength amid the extreme evil found in the concentration camps. As long as you recognize that what inspired Corrie’s actions was her deep faith in Jesus Christ, you can truly appreciate this inspiring book. I give it and its audio edition five stars.

This Book will give you HOPE

These days on average, most people would never have the honor or great responsibility of saving another human beings life; not to mention multiple human beings lives.
For me, a book like this give me hope in humanity. A hope much like a candle that gets dimmer and dimmer as the days drag on, but is re-lit to it's former glory upon hearing such a beautiful treasure of a story.

During a time not so long ago, there were many people in need of multitudes of complicated assistance, and there were others courageous enough to open their doors and do their best to provide the much needed aid; risking their own lives to save the lives of those they didn't even know, without a second thought.
It would have been much easier, and better for their health, if the ten Boom family just turned those in need away. The couldn't turn one soul away, and in helping these people they save the lives of many, many human beings.

Corrie ten Boom's story is entrancing and fascinatingly addictive, once you start you can't stop. One family with so much love in their hearts, I could only hope to have the honor of helping one person in my life the way they helped so, so many during theirs.
This is a book not to miss if you like suspense, hearing about the triumphs of good over extreme evil, and anything about WW2 heroics.

IMO-- LISTEN TO THIS BOOK, IT'S AWESOME!

I think this is the most inspiring books I have ever read.

This book truly moved me. And has deepened my faith. On top of that it is a well written and compelling story of true events showing the extraordinary power of God and his forgiveness and how it is a tangible work in our lives should we obey him in his love even in the most unimaginable cruelty and circumstance. In those cases even more so!

Utterly humbled

Utterly humbled. Lord, help me to become a Betsy. Thank you Ms. Corrie for being His humble servant.

A Gift

this book is truly a gift to be enjoyed by generations to come. it exemplifies love in action and is worth reading more than once.

Inspiration

This is an inspirational book for all walks of life! No matter who you are, this is a real life story of heroism.

Excellent listen!

Heard nothing but rave reviews from friends who read or listened to this book. I loved it! It was so inspiring!

Life Changing!!

I really loved this book. The narrator was great. A must reaf for all ages.

Reread and enjoyed after many years

I read this book when I was very young. Reread it recently (thanks to an Audiobook sale!) and found it very well-written and compelling. I was recently in the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C, and Corrie Ten Boom's name was on a list (along with a large number of Dutch people) of those who made great sacrifices to help the Jews. It is a wonderful story and a reminder of what a small group of dedicated people can do.