Thief of Glory : a novel
Title
:
Thief of Glory : a novel
Personal Author EPSB
:
Sigmund, Brouwer
Summary
:
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.
Year Published
:
2014
Physical Description
:
326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Edition
:
First Edition.
Note
:
Includes reading group guide.
Awards
:
2016 Alberta Literary Award nominee R. Ross Award for Children's Literature
Subject
:
Concentration camps -- Java (Indonesia) -- Fiction.
Faith -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.
Mother-son relationship -- Fiction.
Prisoners of war -- Fiction.
Redemption -- Fiction.
Survival -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Indonesia -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 -- Fiction.
Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Christian fiction.
Psychological fiction.
War stories.
Summary
:
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.
ISBN
:
9780307446497
Publisher
:
Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook Press, 2014.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Edmonton Christian High | FIC BRO | Book | 30905000073365 | Fiction |