The story of Anne Frank, her family and the famous diaries, told with the help of thousands of letters, documents and photographs recently discovered in an attic.

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. Since first publication in 1947, the diary has been read by tens of millions of people in many different translations. A bestseller in its 1952 and 1997 (definitive) editions, it remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit.

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. It contrasts the normality of family life with the horrors of persecution, deportation and the concentration camps and through it we gain new insight into Anne and her iconic diary.

The story of Anne Frank, her family and the famous diaries, told with the help of thousands of letters, documents and photographs recently discovered in an attic.

About the Author

Mirjam Pressler is one of Germany's best-loved and best-selling 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 9 weeks on the NYT bestseller list.


Visit Mirjam Pressler's website at www.mirjampressler.de.

Reviews
This new book unearths a new trove of detail about Frabk's family and turns it into an epic, tragic saga. * CATHOLIC HERALD *
Treasures from the Attic is a compelling record of an ordinary family caught up in one of the most horrifying periods of modern history. -- Derrick Smith * South Wales Argus *



Book Information
ISBN 9780753828236
Author Mirjam Pressler
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 41g