The Diary Of A Young Girl

Anne Franks The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents ofthe twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947 it has been read by tensof mil... » 

Anne Franks The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents ofthe twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947 it has been read by tensof millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeplyadmired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Restored inthis Definitive Edition are diary entries that were omitted from the originaledition. These passages which constitute 30 percent more material reinforcethe fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl not a remote andflawless symbol. She fretted about and tried to cope with her own sexuality.Like many young girls she often found herself in disagreements with hermother. And like any teenager she veered between the carefree nature of achild and the fullfledged sorrow of an adult. Anne emerges more human morevulnerable and more vital than ever. Anne Frank and her family fleeing thehorrors of Nazi occupation hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse for twoyears. She was thirteen when she went into the Secret Annex with her family. «