The Hiding Place

The Hiding Place, published in 1971, is written by Corrie ten Boom and co-authors John and Elizabeth Sherrill. Ten Boom’s autobiographical account centers on her family’s work with the Dutch underground during World War II. The authors consistently center the way the family's Christian faith shaped their experiences and inspired them to persevere. The Hiding Place was adapted into a 1975 movie and another film, Return to the Hiding Place (2013), expands on the story of the Dutch resistance. Co-authors John and Elizabeth Sherrill have assisted with two other popular religious memoirs: David Wilkerson’s The Cross and the Switchblade and Brother Andrew’s God’s Smuggler. These works, along with The Hiding Place, have had considerable impact in evangelical circles.

Ten Boom wrote many other books after The Hiding Place, most of a devotional nature, and was well-known globally for speaking. She received honors for her work with the Dutch resistance, including a knighthood from the Netherlands, and being named one of the “Righteous Among the Nations” by Israel.

This study guide uses the mass-market paperback edition of The Hiding Place, produced in a series of printings from Bantam Books since 1974.