Don Van Ryn
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| Original Title: | Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope |
| ISBN: | 1416567356 (ISBN13: 9781416567356) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Van Ryn family, Cerak family with Whitney |
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Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family. This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family? Shatter their faith? Push two families into bitterness, resentment, and guilt? Read this unprecedented story of two traumatized families who describe their ordeal and explore the bond sustaining and uniting them as they deal with their bizarre reversal of life lost and life found. And join Whitney Cerak, the sole surviving student, as she comes to terms with her new identity, forever altered, yet on the brink of new beginnings. Mistaken Identity weaves a complex tale of honesty, vulnerability, loss, hope, faith, and love in the face of one of the strangest twists of circumstance imaginable.Be Specific About Epithetical Books Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope
| Title | : | Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope |
| Author | : | Don Van Ryn |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 275 pages |
| Published | : | March 25th 2008 by Simon and Schuster (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography. Christian. Autobiography. Memoir |
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I'm surprised at all the reviewers who were upset with the fact that this book had so much religion in it because they say right in the prologue, "Whitney shared how she was beginning to see how God could use this story for the greater good." If they didn't want to read about God's love, scriptures, and how these two families allowed God to help them through this difficult time, they should have stopped reading the book at the end of the prologue. Even that back of the book tells of bothThis book is phenomenal. I read it in one day because I just couldn't put it down. My mom had read it before me and then recommended it to me on Friday 10/12. The book was filled with so much grief and so much hope. I really don't know any other way to put it. I just couldn't believe this book was a true story. When a tractor-trailer truck crosses a road at an intersection and hits a college van with 9 people in it, 4 students and 1 staff member are announced dead. The story follows 2 families
I had guessed this would be very preachy, and as a completely non religious person I knew this would bamboozle me. Yes, non religion, not anti religion; I have never had religion in my life, it's not something that's ever shaped me as a person. I could however, read this and understand that from both POVs of each family, they needed that idea and it pushed them through something that would have probably destroyed anyone else. I can't understand it, but I can respect it, so there's that.The four
It was okay. I was interested enough to finish it, but I couldn't really suggest it in good faith. There are way more interesting things to be reading. What I learned from this book is that I still have issues with people who are very religious, and should not be face to face with them for too long, as at some point they will mention their faith and then I will roll my eyes, and then they will be offended.
This is the story of the university students who were in a bus accident. Many died and two girls were mixed up. One family thought their daughter was dead and buried her. The other stayed by what they thought was their daughters' side only to discover she wasn't their daughter and that their daughter had actually been buried.Both families have a very strong faith and it overpowered the book. I didn't actually read the entire book. I had to skim through the first half as it was a bit over the top
One would think they could recognise their own daughter, right? Mistaken Identity by Don Van Ryn, Susie Van Ryn, Newell Cerak, Colleen Cerak, Whitney Cerak, and Mark A. Tabb, is a nonfiction book that illustrates the remarkable events that led to two families coming together. Whitney Cerak and Laura Van Ryn both went to the same college and both were in a fatal accident on a school trip. The police identified that Whitney had died and that Laura was found unconscious on the scene. Laura was sent
I bought this book for a dollar. I am vaguely familiar with this story in the news, and the book coming out - shelved as it was in Christian inspiration or some such section, I never did more than find it for people interested in reading it. I was looking for something quick (prior to this, I had been listening to the entire George RR Martin Song of Ice and Fire books - approximately 160 hours of epic fantasy) and based in reality. I figured I could stand this - and the ramifications of the
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