Hannah Pick-Goslar

'Hannah's story finally completes what Anne could not. It is both heartbreaking and life-affirming, and we need its truth now more than ever.'

'One of the most moving, profound and important books I've ever read.'

'An extraordinary story of love, loss, and the power of friendship in the darkest time. This book, like its author, is an essential companion to Anne Frank's life.'

Jack Fairweather, Costa Prizewinning author of The Volunteer

'This miraculous wartime memoir is deeply affecting because it is the story of two normal girls'

'If you think Anne Frank's diary is a brave, wise and heart-warming testament to the indomitable human spirit, you should really read the sequel'

'Unsparing with the truth, but ultimately uplifting'

'The real Anne Frank, by her best friend'

'A heart-wrenching memoir of friendship and survival. By telling her story, Hannah Goslar pays tribute to her best friend Anne Frank and the millions of others who did not survive the Holocaust. But she also shows us how to preserve our humanity in the face of evil.'

Ronald Leopold, Executive Director of the Anne Frank House

'Every bit as remarkable as the Anne Frank story. Hannah has left us a jewel.'

'Pick-Goslar's story seems more important than ever'

'A profoundly moving account...an immensely valuable contribution not just to our knowledge of Anne Frank, but to the memory of the Holocaust itself.'

The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'Heartbreaking and life-affirming' - Edith Eger, bestselling author of The Choice 
 
'An extraordinary story of love, loss and the power of friendship in the darkest time.' - Jack Fairweather, Costa prizewinning author of The Volunteer 
 
'As a girl I witnessed the world I loved crumble and vanish, destroyed by senseless hatred, and with it, my best friend Anne.' 
 
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, navigating school, boys and coming of age. 
 
Then, one day in 1942, the two best friends' lives were about to change forever. 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. 
 
In an incredible memoir of hope, strength and defiance, Hannah's story of survival against all odds is testament to the enduring power of friendship, love and remembering.

Hannah Pick-Goslar

Praise for My Friend Anne Frank

'Vivid and extraordinary'

'Hannah's story finally completes what Anne could not. It is both heartbreaking and life-affirming, and we need its truth now more than ever.'

'One of the most moving, profound and important books I've ever read.'

'Vivid and extraordinary'

'Hannah's story finally completes what Anne could not. It is both heartbreaking and life-affirming, and we need its truth now more than ever.'

'One of the most moving, profound and important books I've ever read.'

'Vivid and extraordinary'

'Hannah's story finally completes what Anne could not. It is both heartbreaking and life-affirming, and we need its truth now more than ever.'

'One of the most moving, profound and important books I've ever read.'

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