Treasures from the Attic: The Extraordinary Story of Anne Frank's Family

Description

Anne Frank wrote a diary from the age of 13 as she hid for over two years in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse escaping the horrors of Nazi occupation. An intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, it is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century, famed throughout the world. Recently discovered letters, documents and photographs of Anne and her family including letters from her, her father's letters from Auschwitz and his poignant descriptions of searching for his family after the war and his discovery of the diaries, have been made into a family saga by Mirjam Pressler, the editor of the definitive edition of the Diary. The book, which reads like a novel, an epic, fateful, family saga, recounts the story of Anne's family, both before, during and after the war.

Mirjam Pressler is one of Germany's best-loved and bestselling authors of young adult fiction. She is the editor of the retranslated and enlarged 'definitive' edition of The Diary of a Young Girl published in 1997 and which spent nine weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

TREASURES FROM THE ATTIC are treasures indeed. The book is a thoroughly absorbing and engrossing family history. - Gillian Walnes, MBE, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Anne Frank Trust UK Their story is the story of countless others and remains required reading. - The Sunday Times