âDEVASTATINGâ Daily Mail
âFASCINATINGâ Daily Telegraph
âPOIGNANTâ TLS
The extraordinary story of Bep Voskuijl, Anne Frankâs closest friend during the 761 days she spent in the Secret Annex.
Bep Voskuijl was just twenty-three when the Franks went into hiding and she risked her life to protect them, sourcing food and medicine under the noses of German soldiers and Dutch spies. But while Bepâs friendship with Anne blossomed, Bepâs sister Nelly â whose name was scrubbed from Anneâs published diary â was collaborating with the Nazis. Long after the war, haunted by the loss of Anne, Bep is unable to put to rest the horrifying suspicion that she had been betrayed by her own flesh and blood.
Written by Bepâs son, The Last Secret of the Secret Annex is a captivating story of heroism, betrayal and the devastating, destructive power of a secret.
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âNot only conveys the quiet heroism of what his mother contributed to Anne Frankâs story, but a sad playing-out of a familyâs dysfunction, of the pain of survival, of the ripples of trauma flowing into succeeding generationsâ Daily Telegraph
'Intimate, engrossing, and heartrendingâ Booklist
âGripping. I read it in one gulp â as will youâ Kati Marton, author of The Chancellor