Thief of glory : a novel /

"This WWII drama is both exciting in its revelations and heart-rending in its truth about human nature and forgiveness"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook Press, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Mothers and sons > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Indonesia > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 > Fiction. Java (Indonesia) > Fiction. Washington (D.C.) > Fiction. FICTION / Christian / Historical. FICTION / Historical. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical. Psychological fiction. War stories. Christian fiction.

Description
Summary:	"This WWII drama is both exciting in its revelations and heart-rending in its truth about human nature and forgiveness"-- Jeremiah Prins's life of privilege as the son of a school headmaster in the Dutch East Indies comes crashing to a halt in 1942 after the Japanese Imperialist invasion of the Southeast Pacific. Caring for his younger siblings when his father and older stepbrothers are separated from the rest of the family,he is surprised by what life in the camp reveals about a woman he barely knows-- his frail, troubled mother. When the darkest sides of humanity threaten to overwhelm, Jeremiah reaches for God's light and grace, shining through his people.
Item Description:	Includes a reading group guide.
Physical Description:	326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
ISBN:	9780307446497 (pbk.) 0307446492 (pbk.)