If my high school and college textbooks had been written this way, I would have been a more eager student of history. The Lion and the Lamb is an anomaly in the genre of historical fiction in that every character is real, many times their words are their own, and events (between 1942-1966) are recounted chronologically. Essentially, Charles Causey's narrative infuses the human x-factor of emotion and moral dilemma into what could otherwise be a dry recollection of facts.
Having read The Hiding Place, I was somewhat familiar with the life and ministry of Corrie ten Boom. However, when her story is laid beside Albert Speer's a few things happened for me. The first was a staggering illustration of cause and effect. With Speer being in Hitlers
Having read The Hiding Place, I was somewhat familiar with the life and ministry of Corrie ten Boom. However, when her story is laid beside Albert Speer's a few things happened for me. The first was a staggering illustration of cause and effect. With Speer being in Hitlers