Journal Entry 1 by seethroughfaith from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Saturday, January 29, 2011

This is the 22nd book I have registered here in Turku, the European Capital of Culture, this year, 2011

Bought at the fleamarket here in Turku for only 1€


Anne 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 )

A modern classic . . . Anne's diary tells a story that is true, memorable, important and strongly personalized . . . compelling reading (The Times )

Still rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence (Daily Mail

"June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support"

In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another family and a German dentist lived in a secret annexe, fearing discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary. An intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, this is the definitive edition of the diary of Anne Frank.

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Anne Frank