Book Review: The Beloved Daughter
Have you as a Christian ever wondered what you would do in the face of persecution? I'm not talking about someone telling you that you can't say Merry Christmas, I'm talking about the real, raw, repulsive kind of persecution like being tortured to the point of near death? Or worse yet, your son or daughter being tortured right in front of your eyes? Would you still continue to tell your torturers that Jesus is your savior or would you deny Him so that the agony might come to an end? This is exactly what Chung-Cha's father faces in the opening chapters of Alana Terry's book, The Beloved Daughter. At the beginning of her story, Chung-Cha is an twelve-year old girl living with her parents in Hasambong in the North Hamyong Province of North Korea. While the story is a fictional account, it is based on historical events taking place in North Korea in 1998. As her story continues, Chung-Cha and her family are all arrested and put in a prison called Camp 22. Here, s...