The Watchmaker’s Daughter

Thank you WilliamMorrow Books and Bibliolifestyle for this gifted copy.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, take two! For some odd reason I thought yesterday was Friday and therefore I was posting about the holiday and baking for it.

I’m a huge fan of historical fiction set during WWII, but I’m also a fan of biographies and memoirs from that time period also. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 looks like an epic biography that tells and extraordinaire story of bravery and faith.

𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that readers haven’t heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it.

Corrie stopped at nothing to face down the evils of her time and overcame unbelievable obstacles and odds. She persevered despite the loss of most of her family and relied on her faith to survive the horrors of a notorious concentration camp. But even more remarkable than her heroism and survival was Corrie’s attitude when she was released. Miraculously, she was able to eschew bitterness and embrace forgiveness as she ministered to people in need around the globe. Corrie’s ability to forgive is just one of the myriad lessons that her life story holds for readers today.

Reminiscent of Schindler’s List and featuring a journey of faith and forgiveness not unlike Unbroken, The Watchmaker’s Daughter is destined to become a classic work of World War II nonfiction.

💬 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼….𝗛𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁? 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝘁?

AOTD: Arizona and Virginia demolished my bracket, and I’ve already eaten a whole bag of those darn mini Cadbury chocolate eggs.