At the end of the Second World War, Otto Frank, Anne's Father andthe only surviving Family member, returned to Amsterdam. Miep Giesand Elli (“Bep”) Voskuijl, who had protected and sustained the grouphiding in the “Secret Annexe,”presented Mr. Frank with notebook sand papers in Anne's hand writing that had been rejected by the Gestapo when they arrested the Families.

Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has sincebecome a world classic-a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.

In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland,a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next twoyears, until their where abouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the ,“Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death.

In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinatingcommentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.

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Anne Frank-THE DIARK OF A YOUNG GIRL

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