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TREASURES of SADNESS: A True Story of Resilience, Survival and Unbroken Spirit of a Civilian Dutch Female Traveling in Europe During World War II by SMITH, CORRIE is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Treasures of Sadness is a real life account of a woman’s journey that began during World War II. Cornelia Dykhorst (Corrie Smith) grew up in an affluent neighborhood in Amersfoort, Holland in the 1940’s. From there she fell in love with a German soldier, rubbed elbows with royalty in Vienna, Austria and ended up in a coal mining town of West Virginia. There, she gave birth to one son and eventually ended up alone in the housing projects of Tennessee. From her journey she was able to take away some of life’s treasures. Treasures of Sadness is the story of her unbroken spirit. "It is one thing to have a compelling story to tell. Quite another to put it on to paper so it flows for the reader! In this case, both apply. Open the cover, turn the pages and receive a gift." - Mark Skomp"An inspirational story of a young woman's struggle for survival during the German occupation of Europe in WWII." - Paul Jolley "It touches on what comes of humanity when stretched to the breaking point and how different individuals respond to it. There are so many books out there about WWII and the lives of soldiers but very few touch on the every day citizens that are left in it's wake. I myself have read
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- SMITH, CORRIE
- Publisher
- U. S. ISBN Agency
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780692088203
- Category
- nonfiction
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (132 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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