My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds

Hardback Published on: 08/06/2023
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Synopsis

The long-awaited, moving memoir of holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar.

When five-year-old Hannah Pick-Goslar and her family fled Nazi Germany to live in Amsterdam, she soon struck up a friendship with a precocious, outspoken and fun-loving girl named Anne Frank. For several blissful years, the girls were inseparable, enjoying carefree childhood games and sleepovers in their neighbourhood of Rivierenbuurt.

Then, one day in 1942, two best friends' lives were about to change for ever. As the Nazi occupation intensified, Anne and the Frank family vanished. As Hannah puzzled over the fate of her friend, hoping she was safe, her own family's fate began to unfold: they were captured and taken to Westerbork transit camp, before being transported to Bergen-Belsen.

Amid horrific conditions and surrounded by death, Hannah heard astonishing news about her dear friend and risked her life to help her.

'As a girl I witnessed the world I loved crumble and vanish, destroyed by senseless hatred, and with it, my best friend Anne.'

In an incredible memoir of hope, strength and defiance, Hannah's story of survival is testament to the enduring power of friendship, love and remembering.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Ebury Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781846047435
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 236 x 162 x 29 mm
  • Weight: 540g
  • Languages: English

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My Friend Anne Frank
A powerful and moving read
A powerful and moving read. A childhood tainted and stolen by a regime that took away their liberty and when they'd done that they took them too. Hannah... READ MORE
Big Bertha
My Friend Anne Frank
Could there be a more poignant and important memoir than this one
Could there be a more poignant and important memoir than this one, other than Anne Frank's herself? Especially as it turns out that Hannah passed away in O... READ MORE
Victoria Bucknell
My Friend Anne Frank
Poignant
I read this book courtesy of NetGalley. It's a poignant real life story beautifully written and a definite must read. Whilst it is amazing that anyone co... READ MORE
Grey Lady
My Friend Anne Frank
A moving story of courage and survival
The title of the book implies that the book is about Anne Frank from her friend’s perspective. It does include her friendship with Anne and her family but ... READ MORE
LB Hamstead Reading Group
My Friend Anne Frank
A tremendously moving memoir, highly recommended.
“As a girl I witnessed the world I loved crumble and vanish, destroyed by mindless hatred, and with it, my best friend Anne” After a wonderful childhood... READ MORE
Maureen Ellis
My Friend Anne Frank
Light in the darkness
I’ve always remembered reading the Diary of Anne Frank at school and wasn’t aware of this book until it was chosen as book of the month by my Reading Group... READ MORE
JR Hamstead Reading Group
My Friend Anne Frank
A Unique Perspective on Anne Frank’s Legacy
In My Friend Anne Frank, Hannah Pick-Goslar offers a unique perspective on Anne Frank's legacy through the lens of their friendship. The memoir is rich wit... READ MORE
HARRYTOWN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: WORDSPACE
My Friend Anne Frank
An important memoir
I was sent a copy of My Friend Anne Frank by Hannah Pick-Goslar to read and review by NetGalley. This is a very important book, telling as it does the pli... READ MORE
lesleys
My Friend Anne Frank
Poignant
I hadn’t read the first book Anne’s Diary but still managed to follow the harrowing story. The true friendship throughout in good and bad is heart warming... READ MORE
Deborah Ganley
My Friend Anne Frank
A Gripping Tale of Survival and Friendship
Hannah Pick-Goslar's memoir, My Friend Anne Frank, is a gripping and heartfelt recounting of her friendship with Anne Frank. The narrative covers their ear... READ MORE
HARRYTOWN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: WORDSPACE
My Friend Anne Frank
A Moving Story of Resilience
I read this book as a reading group choice and am not sure I would have chosen it myself as the subject is so harrowing. I’m so glad that I did. It was a ... READ MORE
Mandy