![]() ![]() Joan of Arc is someone many people have heard of, but not everyone knows all of the details about. Dutch citizen and writer (1909-2010) who helped hide Anne Frank and her family and other people during most of WWII. I remembered it being just a week or so when, in reality, it was more like the war ended weeks after their demise in the camps which seems to be a more common thread in the holocaust literature I have read.This book took me 2 days to listen to (I was making curtains)I was so captivated. 10 Books About Joan of Arc, The Maid of Orlans Book Riot. Also, I didn't realize that there was more time between their capture and the end of the war it was more lengthy than I thought. Miep's memoir was still suspenseful to a degree because I had forgotten the exact circumstances that led to the Frank Family and others leaving with the Germans. In fact, I plan on reading Anne's Diary again, since it's been more than 40 years. The memoir also continues on where Anne's diary abruptly stops which is absolutely invaluable for a reader of Anne's Diary. Not only did this memoir provide a glimpse, but a significant contribution was made by writing this book to fill in the gaps of what was taking place outside the Annex, that Anne could not have known about. This book is a great companion to the Anne Frank Diary, seeing a fresh perspective of Anne. A Fast Reading Could-Not-Put-It-Down book ![]()
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