The ever growing eminence of politics all around the globe has compelled writers to express their relevant views time and time again. This is for the most part to make people aware of the political tools employed by leaders and the affects of the decisions taken by them on behalf of an entire nation. Politics, just another science with its many logics and interpretations, could not have been anymore minimally put than the words lined up within Corrie Ten Boom’s ‘The hiding place’ which was perhaps a vintage best-seller in the 1970′s.

This book is an inspirational autobiography written in the year 1971 and it was dedicated to an inspirational figure named Corrie Ten Boom. The authors of this book are the very brilliant John and Elizabeth Sherill of course while having Corrie Ten Boom on board herself to give the book just the right tinge of realism. This book according to the authors was at first based on another notion that would have entitled the book as the ‘God’s smuggler’ but that’s when Corrie Ten Boom’s remarkable anecdote struck their creative minds. This led them to believe in the fact that it would have been a great loss for the literary world if this book was not written. This book was written during the time when Nazi’s took over the realm of Holland; Nazi stands for National Socialist German workers party which worked under ‘Adolph Hitler’ and carried forward a German ideology which was based on their revenge from the Jews who were successful in executing their conspiracy by the end of World War I. They primarily supported Pan-German views, welfare of the state, taxation, racism, economic and political liberalism and last but certainly not the least anti-communism.

Corrie was celebrated because of the known ‘Iron curtain’ that she provided needy people with after which she was honored with the title of ‘Double-old Grand mother’ in Vietnam. Corrie’s missionary work inspired John and Elizabeth Sherill to think twice before writing ‘God’s smuggler’ which they had planned to write along with having a chapter in it purely dedicated to Corrie Ten Boom’s work and courage but eventually they learnt that this woman is a chronicle of strength and love in herself which is worthy enough to write a book on. The story revolves around the Ten Boom family who were living a trouble-free life residing in Haarlem, Holland until they gave Jews a place to hide for the sake of humanity which explains the horrid experiences that they had to come across throughout the book.

The writers through this book prepare the readers time and time again for this courageous woman along with her obvious traits; a constant expression of gratitude, peace and calm in spite of the awful experiences that she went through during the most significant years of her lifetime. The book ‘Hiding place’ is a great achievement on the author’s part because of the display of the deep love for what is important for God and how His love will remain a protective shadow falling upon us each day. There could be no better example to portray the eminence of Humanity than the Ten Boom family and the secret place they created for the welfare of Human kind. Moreover, the book also conveys the message that politics is not all about spite and rivalry but it can rather be acknowledged as a dignified path to attain desired goals by employing ways that are approved by God and by serving mankind the best way possible.