{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-young-girl-9780241952436","title":"The Diary of a Young Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK IS ''A MONUMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Edited by her father Otto H. Frank and German novelist Mirjam Pressler, this is a true story to be rediscovered by each new generation.\u003cbr\u003e_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e12th July 1944: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''It''s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It''s a wonder I haven''t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAged thirteen, Anne kept a diary of her time in the secret annexe. She movingly revealed how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with hunger, the daily threat of discovery and death and isolation from the outside world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thought-provoking record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, the diary of Anne Frank is a testament to the atrocities of the past and a promise they will never be forgotten. \u003cbr\u003e_________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''One of the greatest books of the century'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Astonishing and excruciating. Its gnaws at us still'' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA modern classic . . . Anne's diary tells a story that is true, memorable, important and strongly personalized . . . compelling reading * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eRings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAnne Frank's diary is one of the greatest books of the century . . . As she brings herself and her circumstances into such buzzing, engaged life on the page, she triumphs over her history. We return to her again and again, unable to believe that this hymn to life was written on the way to Belsen * Guardian *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371657929047,"sku":"9780241952436","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241952436.jpg?v=1730154094","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-diary-of-a-young-girl-9780241952436","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}