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Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history's most acclaimed figures, exploring the little-known details of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding.
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl has captivated and inspired readers for decades. Published posthumously by her bereaved father,…
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Here, one of my favorite authors, Alice Hoffman, uses her classic magical realism in a very gentle way as she gives voice to Ann Frank's young years, leading up to the point when the Franks go into hiding from the Nazi regime in the Netherlands. You can feel the noose tightening as the Nazis take away one freedom after another and pile indignity upon indignity. Even knowing how the story ends, the reader is constantly on edge, wanting Ann's family to get the hell out of Dodge before it's too late. As the tension mounts, you see how Ann becomes…
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