The Hiding Place

By: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell. For the first 50 years of her life, nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to her. She was a spinster watchmaker living contentedly with her sister and their elderly father in the tiny house over their shop in Haarlem. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another.

But with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, everything changed. Corrie ten Boom and her family became leaders in the Dutch underground, hiding Jewish people in their home in a specially built room and aiding their escape from the Nazis. For their pains, all but Corrie found death in a concentration camp.

Here is a story aglow with the glory of God and the courage of a quiet Christian whose life was transformed by it.

©1971 Corrie ten Boom and John and Elizabeth Sherrill (P)1993 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Wanda McCaddon does great credit to the writers of this true story. Her emotional control makes the tension and horror of the family’s plight more real and hideous. The listener is left with a story of extraordinary humanity, goodness and overwhelming love." ( AudioFile)

A Gleam of Hope in the Darkest Pits

I have this book on my shelf, intent on reading it years ago, but never finding the time. After recently getting audible, I binged this book in less than a day, hungry to hear every detail of Corrie's fear and agony and how God worked miracles, love, and hope into every second. This story is a testament to the hiding place and peace we have in our Savior. And a great reminder to be thankful for all circumstances-- even for fleas!

Riveting

I knew the story of Corrie ten Boom, but hearing it in this audio book was powerful and inspiring.

inspiring

Oh the conversation her story brings. My desire is to one day be able to love Him like she and her sister did.

Jesus is Victor

This was the perfect story of how Christians should live when they are struggling or in tribulation . I hope one day I can be as faithful as Betsy and as strong as Corey. God is good all the time. All the time God is good.

Inspiring and Riveting!

This account of Corrie's life was inspiring, how God led her and her family and the faith that they had in Him, and how she grew in that and also the different situations and times of life they faced. She went through a lot but was able to persevere with God.

Eye opening and revelatory!

First of all, the narration is AMAZING! love it. Second of all, this story is incredible and really challenged my faith. This is a must read especially for that times we are in.

A must read.

Wonderful story with a great narrator. A true store full of hope and God’s grace.

Inspirational and insightful

Corrie is a watchmaker and her eye for detail brings her heart wrenching story to the listeners. Corrie and her family lived out their faith in the most difficult times. Inspirational example of how to love your enemies and live each moment to the fullest. Highly recommended.

Everyone should read this book

A powerful reminder that in the darkest of places when all hope seems lost, Jesus Christ is the only way to find hope, peace & joy. He is the only way to overcome the powers of evil. My life is better for having read the account of the ten Boom family and the terrible suffering they experienced at the hands of the Nazi regime. I see the world differently because of them, my love for my fellowman and the forgiveness from Jesus Christ I didn’t deserve and now choose to walk with shapes my worldview. God bless you ten Boom family. I know you all were received by Jesus in Heaven with “well done my good and faithful servant”.

Difficult but inspiring story

Hearing how people suffered in the Holocaust is always unbearable, but this book is different because of the hope and faith of Corrie and her sister Betsy. How they found things to thank God for in a concentration camp is beyond my comprehension. However, it’s what made the story so inspiring.
I really enjoyed the narrator as well!