This is the second copy of this book I have purchased. I got my first from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. I got this one after reading my copy (in February 2017) to share with the world. Here's what I thought of it:

The title is a little misleading. I thought this was an investigation into the last 7 months of Anne Frank's life. It is just a what could have happened to her in the camps by interviewing her contemporaries and taking into account their experiences. All the women here did have some contact with Anne and her family members. But you only get very small fragments of them. What we do have here is 6 astounding accounts of life in the Nazi concentration camps from 6 survivors (each woman having her own chapter) . I felt it a shame that someone felt they needed Anne to tell stories that stood up on their own. I also felt the stories were maybe played down a little to suit a teenage audience? Still a remarkable book. I'm grateful to the women who were able to share their stories and thankful to the author for collecting them here.

Going to my first ever BookCrossing meet up. Should have been a picnic in Regents Park, but Mother Nature had better ideas. Now we are going for a pub lunch in the Allsop Arms near Marylebone/Baker Street. I have a large bag of books to share, so though it easiest to make release notes now (I really don’t want to bring any back). So go forth brave little books! Thanks for letting me read you. I hope you find many new readers to delight.

picked up at a London meetup

I have read quite a few books on the holocaust and so am well aware of the dreadful things that went on. Most of these have been written by male prisoners, although not exclusively. These ladies stories add a certain amount of new information that only relates to women, such as how they dealt with their periods.
I am still amazed that even in such evil circumstances, good continues, people continue to look out for other people etc

One of the ladies comments that she cannot believe she survived and I have thought that many times when reading accounts like these. Several of these ladies also had put themselves at risk by being in the resistance and helping hide others and it does not surprise me that great comfort has been gained by the idea that some of these people survived.

This book is not for the faint hearted however, although some of the other books I have read have gone into more detail. These ladies have in places glossed over the horrors, most likely as a self preservation act. That they have been brave enough to re-live the horrows of their experiences so others get to know their stories, is something that is special

Included with another book. Feel free to pass it on if it isn't to your taste!

Thank you for this bonus book. It looks interesting.

I agree that the title is misleading but if it encourages more people to read it then it's good.
I think this is the first time I've read, first hand, what the women experienced in the camps. What amazing women they are to have survived. I thank these six brave women for sharing their stories.

Sending as a wishlist rabck

Thank you so much for this wishlist book!