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Una donna di 93 anni muore lasciando una soffitta piena di memorie. Ma se quella signora è Helene Frank, sorella di Otto Frank padre di Anne, il valore di quelle memorie diventa inestimabile. Prima della guerra, quando Otto con la sua famiglia si trasferisce ad Amsterdam, sua madre Alice si stabilisce a Basilea e nella soffitta di casa, che erediterà Helene e poi suo figlio Buddy (compagno di giochi della cugina Anne), accumula ricordi, retaggio della famiglia Frank: oltre seimila documenti tra fotografie, cartoline, disegni, poesie e lettere, tra cui quelle che Otto le spedì da Auschwitz. Il racconto di quelle memorie, costruito dalla moglie di Buddy con la sapiente cura di Mirjam Pressler, restituisce un ritratto inedito e ancora più indelebile della famiglia Frank attraverso la loro fitta corrispondenza: gli amori, le vacanze estive, le angosce e le speranze durante gli anni di attese. E partendo dalla vita di Alice Frank prima della guerra, ci regala anche un'immagine di Anne precedente al "Diario", una bambina piena di aspettative e opportunità.
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- Pagine: 397
- Data di uscita: 17-01-2012
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Letters found in the attic by Anne Frank's cousin form the basis of this book fleshing out her family. That part was quite fascinating. What didn't work was the cloying, sentimentality in the writing style. Made it sound like the book was written for Hallmark or Lifetime. And totally unnecessary sinc Leggi tutto
Fascinating saga of the family of Anne Frank. What treasure trove they discovered in that attic! So glad they were able to share it with the world.
A truly wonderful and insightful history of Anne Frank's family who were living in Switzerland during the war. Having read The Diary of Anne Frank many, many times as well as numerous other books about her life I really appreciated being able to discover an entirely new dimension to the story I feel Leggi tutto
I own a variety of books about Anne Frank's family over the years and this one, a collaboration between Anne's cousin-in-law Gerri Elias and German author Mirjam Pressler is a nice addition to that collection. This book offers more in-depth view of the family history and experience leading up to, du Leggi tutto
Unbeknownst to most people, Anne Frank's paternal grandmother as well as two of her uncles and her two cousins lived relatively unscathed lives in Switzerland while World War II sucked the life out of the Otto Frank family. Originally from Germany, the family had migrated to Switzerland, France, En
I have been very interested in Anne Frank since I first learned about her as a young girl. Because of her story, I have learned a great deal about WWII and the Holocaust. I can't believe that I never thought about the rest of the family. I think I just assumed that the entire family perished. Happily Leggi tutto
I have been reading quite a few books dealing with the holocaust this year and when I saw this audio book about Anne Frank's family, I decided to listen to the family's story. I can only advise you to read the book and skip the audio book. Not that the orator does not do a good job but the book is f Leggi tutto
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