Danzig Passage (Zion Covenant, Book 5) [Paperback]

Bodie & Brock Thoene (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1991

A boarded-up church, a dressmaker's shop, a "borrowed" apartment, a Vienna pawnshop, a locked train compartment are these places of safety before making it to the Danzig Passage or way stations to betrayal and destruction?

The net of Hitler's Third Reich begins to close around the Jews in prewar Europe, and millions are trapped in his sinister web. Kristal Nacht, the Night of Broken Glass, shatters the last illusions for thousands who hoped to escape the Nazi terror.

As the synagogues of Berlin burn and Jewish homes are plundered, two families face the grim reality of life in the New Germany. Anna Lindheim's sister Helen and her pastor husband Karl Ibsen are arrested for helping the Jews. The Ibsen children, Lori and Jamie, must find a way to escape their Nazi pursuers and get past the iron gates that keep them imprisoned in the Reich.

Young Peter Wallich, with his mother, sister and baby brother, faces the same dilemma. How can he, a Jew, get them out of Vienna to safety? How can they reach Danzig, the one place that offers hope, the promise of freedom?

And then there is Lucy, in such desperate straits herself. How can she possibly help these children?

What Can One Person Do?

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About the Author

Bodie Thoene is a writer about whom John Wayne once said, "She has that rare kind of talent that captures the people and the times!"

Born in Bakersfield, California, to a family of Irish and Jewish heritage, the fiery little redhead claimed from an early age she wanted to be a writer. Bodie's goal seemed impossible, however, when midway through grade school it was discovered that she had dyslexia, a learning disability that made it difficult for her to read. Her mother refused to accept that this was a problem they couldn't overcome, and together they worked with a young teacher until at last Bodie could read at grade level and above.

"Both my parents instilled their can-do outlook on life. Reading opened the world to me. I began to write stories of my own."

By the young age of fourteen, Bodie had a job as a stringer reporter for The California Newspaper. "They paid me fifty cents an inch for one article a week. The most I ever made was twelve dollars, but I felt rich!"

Bodie continued her college education as a Journalism-Political Science major in San Jose, California. She covered the Bay-area political unrest of the Vietnam era as an associate for U.S. News and World Report. Her career as a journalist seemed assured, but she says, "I thought to myself that there has to be more to life than writing about riots and peace marches."

Bodie married Brock Thoene during their sophomore year in college. They settled in Waco, Texas, where Brock attended Baylor University. It was here that Bodie began to write fiction out of the stories she gleaned from old Texas cowboys. The birth of their first child did not stop her from writing. "I held her with one arm and typed with the other!"

Publication of The Fall Guy catapulted Bodie into national attention and acclaim. Shortly after that she went to work for John Wayne's Batjac Productions and ABC Television as a writer and researcher, working with the top writers in the motion picture industry. Among those who work with her, she is known as one of the finest character and action writers in the business. Her work is currently featured in American West, Saturday Evening Post, and Smithsonian magazine, as well as other national publications.

Bodie's interest in Israel, which culminated in THE ZION CHRONICLES, stems from her days as a student. In 1978 she spoke to John Wayne about her hope to one day write a novel about the exciting events surrounding the rebirth of Israel. He encouraged her with his reply: "That's one you ought to do. It's the story of the Jewish Alamo!"

With the publication of the first book in THE ZION CHRONICLES The Gates of Zion she was awarded the Gold Medallion Book Award by the ECPA. size : 5.2 x 8

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Zion Covenant #5 edition (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556610815
• ISBN-13: 978-1556610813
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,235,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new reader of this series can't put the book down!, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Danzig Passage (Zion Covenant, Book 5) (Paperback)

By chance I picked up this book from the local library. I have not heard of the author before. It is excellent and forces me to read all the series in the right order! I love historical fiction and Bodie Thoene is very good.Set in Germany and Austria just before the Second World War, the reader's attention is gripped from the first page!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Zion Covenant 6-book series by Bodie Thoene, November 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Danzig Passage (Zion Covenant, Book 5) (Paperback)

This fictional series, which is based on an historical era, is the best that I have ever read. Brock and Bodie Thoene combine just enough history with fictional characters to truly capture the reader's interest as well as offer some real insights into the experiences of those who lived through the holocaust. It was difficult to put the book down. I could read this series over and over again. I anxiously look for new books by B&B Thoene, because of the Covenant and Chronicle series, both of which I have read and enjoyed thoroughly!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, October 17, 2001

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"ramsesvi" (MISSISSIPPI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Danzig Passage (Zion Covenant) (Book 5) (Paperback)

this review is more for the series than just the book. it is AWESOME!! i really wish more books were written like this nowadays. it has action,romance,ACCURATE historical information,...good stuff. and above all,it carries out the good news of Jesus Christ. TWO THUMBS UP!