1654: Following the death of her young husband, Catrin Barentsdochter takes a job as a housekeeper in Amsterdam. The city is flourishing; and as she assists her mistress with painting lessons, she dreams of developing her own skill as an artist. But when the past catches up with her, Catrin must leave behind the comfortable security of her new home for the smaller city of Delft. There she is introduced to Evert van Nulandt, owner of a pottery factory. Working together, they dream of replicating the prized blue-and-white porcelain arriving from the Far East. And Catrin dreams of a life in which her secret stays safely buried...
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Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of Miep Gies who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
It seems as if we are never far from Miep's thoughts....Yours, Anne For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here at last is Miep's own astonishing story.
Miep Gies tells of the years she and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis and of the diary--Anne's legacy--that she gave to Otto Frank.
For use in teaching literature to high school students.
Study Guide for Anne Frank Remembered, the Story of the Woman who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of Miep Gies who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
Herinneringen aan Anne Frank (1929-1945) en haar familie.
En Después de Auschwitz Eva Schloss comparte con el lector lo que nadie había contado hasta ahora: todo lo que sucede cuando uno sobrevive a una tragedia a la que jamás pensó que sobreviviría; cómo la supervivencia de verdad empieza ...