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Thief of glory : a novel / 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307446497
  • ISBN: 0307446492
  • Physical Description: 326 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes a reading group guide.
Subject: 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.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
War fiction.
Christian fiction.

Available copies

  • 16 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Statesville Main Library F BROUWER (Text) 33114023747116 Adult Fiction Christian Available -