BIOGRAPHIES
Pressler, Mirjam

Anne Frank: A Hidden Life

(2) YA Translated by Anthea Bell. Pressler's sincere and levelheaded text relies closely on Anne's own words as it examines her too-short life. The Anne whom Pressler shows us, drawing on "accounts by people who knew her" and her own extensive study of the diaries, is a complex person with faults and strengths like anyone else. With balance and poignancy, this book succeeds in conveying both the individuality of the most famous Holocaust victim and the enormity of the tragedy that consumed her. Bib., ind.

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