The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie Ten Boom

The first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors, and live the rest of her life as a Christian missionary. This book is written by New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers, Larry Loftis.

The Watchmaker's Daughter is one of the greatest untold stories of World War II: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom, a groundbreaking female Dutch watchmaker whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a spy novel-style hiding place to shelter Jews and refugees from Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis were aware of what the ten Boom's were up to, when storming the house they were unable to locate individuals who had taken refuge inside.

Corrie did all she could to confront the horrors of her period and overcome incredible difficulties and chances. Despite the death of most of her family, she persisted and relied on her faith to escape the horrors of an infamous concentration camp. Corrie's attitude when she was liberated was even more astonishing than her heroics and survival. She somehow managed to avoid resentment and embrace forgiveness while ministering to those in need all across the world. Corrie's willingness to forgive is only one of the many lessons her life story has to offer today's readers.

The Watchmaker's Daughter, reminiscent of Schindler's List and including a journey of faith and forgiveness akin to Left to Tell, is destined to become a classic piece of World War II nonfiction.

Paperback. 384 pages.