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Corrie's mother suddenly got very ill and falls into a coma for 2 months. One day she unexpectedly wakes up but is not able to walk or talk.
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Corrie's sister Nollie gets married to a man called Flip van Woerden. At Nollie's wedding Mama was able to sing the last verse of her favorite song. However, she never spoke a word again.
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Corrie's mother dies with a "smile on her face" four weeks after Nollie's wedding.
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The Ten Boom family became a foster family and helped Jewish children
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The opening scene of the book is the 100-year anniversary of the watch shop Father owns.
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Otto was fired because of abusing Christoffels. The same night the prime minister addressed to Holland that Holland would be neutral like the previous war. Father was not convinced and certain there would be a German attack. Later that night they heard the sound of German bombs being dropped on an airport nearby.
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Otto, A young German employee and apprentice of Father at the Beje (watch shop), gets accused for abusing an another employee Christoffels. It turned out Otto was a member of the Hitler Youth.
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Nollie was discovered hiding Jews and arrested in 1943. Corrie, after begging numerous officials, found a doctor who helped release Nollie. Willem's son Kik, a faithful member of the underground resistance, was arrested for his work.
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The Beje was raided by the Gestapo, and Corrie, Betsi, Willem, Nollie and many more were arrested.
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Betsie dies in the concentration camp hospital
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Corrie is set free do to a miracle. A mistake in the system caused Corrie to seem not guilty for all she has done.
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The therapy garden was established, which the Netherlands called Schapendunien
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Corrie's first book about God's love. From now on she spent a signifikant amount of her time writing.
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Corrie returned to the Beje were she recovered for a while
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A prisoner- And Yet! was published. It was later translated into English and other languages.