This is a book review written by my Mom =D
Because of my interest in WWII
history, was glad to find a new book with an unusual story to tell. Thief of
Glory by Sigmund Brouwer was written by a man whose father spent time as a child
in a slave labor camp in Indonesia during WWII. The novel is not a biography,
but the truths of camp life are portrayed from account of people who were also prisoners
of the Japanese.
There is so much evil in the story,
sometimes it is hard to bear. The story of two mothers driven to drastic
actions in order to protect their children is heartrending. Both mothers make
sinful choices, yet it is heard to condemn them. They took the actions as they
felt were the only hope in a world gone mad.
The narrator of the story is a
young boy, but ends the book as a young man looking back with adult eyes of
that time. The novel explores many relationships, parent and child, brothers,
men and women, friendships and enemies. These relationships are complicated
because of the war. There is great bravery, true friendships and long lasting
love. But there are scars from deep wounds also.
The book closes by saying that
against any horror, love and hope are what truly matter. Yet I closed the paged
with a sense of despair. I did not feel the love and hope that come from Jesus
Christ.
If you are interested in this book you can read the 1st chapter HERE
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