Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope

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Authors: Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak
Creator: Mark Tabb
Publisher: Howard Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

117 reviews
Sales Rank: 1194

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.3

ISBN: 1416567356
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.4810440922
EAN: 9781416567356
ASIN: 1416567356

Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
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 circumstances imaginable.

Customer Reviews: Read 112 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Great Book July 21, 2008
I really enjoyed this book; I thought it was a really quick read. I appreciated how much detail the family went into explaining the night of the accident, the days of the burial services, and also when they discovered Whitney was still alive. I believe this is a very touching story and people that need GOD in there life or don't have much faith in good should really read this story.

And if you are someone who gets offended when others talk about GOD and his power I believe maybe this book is not for you.

5 out of 5 stars

Have plenty of Kleenex - you will need it July 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

When I heard about the original accident, I thought, "Oh, how terrible, five people died and one was seriously injured" and promptly forgot about it. Cut to five weeks later when.........the injured woman woke up and we all discovered that the "wrong" woman was mourned and buried.

It's not the first time this has happened; a similar incident took place in Iowa in the early 1980s, and I've heard of this elsewhere as well.

These families have been through something only they can possibly understand.

As for the strong Christian message, they were students at a Christian college and both have parents in the ministry, so what did you expect? And even before I finished the copy I got from the library, I purchased this book and donated it to my own church's library.

4 out of 5 stars

I don't usually read non-fiction books, but ... July 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I enjoyed this book a lot. It's amazing and scarey that something like this mix-up could happen, but equally as amazing that the two families were able too accept and not blame others for it. I'm a Christian but I'd like to live my life closer to God the way these two families have. I'll be looking online to see what's happened to the two families since the book's publication.

5 out of 5 stars

My most Fav Book of All Times!!!! July 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I just loved this book and could not put it down. I would cry while I was reading and get excited all within a few moments. Great Book!!!!

5 out of 5 stars

mistaken identity July 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Very heartfelt story. I bought three copies of this book after I read it because I wanted to share it with others. The amount of faith, love, happiness, sadness and mercy in this book should be a lesson to everyone. It certainly was to me.