Thief of glory : a novel / Sigmund Brouwer.
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.
- Copyright: ©2014
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- Includes a reading group guide.
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- 17 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC BROUWER (Text) | 36015000228078 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | F BRO (Text) | 39488900117104 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Brouwer, Sigmund (Text) | 0112520240758 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Fines Creek Library | F Brouwer (Text) | 33115007502179 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | BRO / Paperback (Text) | 33258007743722 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | BRO (Text) | 33258007743714 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | FIC Brouwer Sigmund (Text) | 30519009425987 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Leath Memorial Library | FIC BROUWER (Text) | 58198000445273 | Adult Fiction Christian | Available | - |
| Lewisville Branch | FIC Brouwer, Sigmund (Text) | 0112520240717 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | F BROUWER (Text) | 39493107822928 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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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.
