In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank is compelled to go into hiding with her parents and her sister Margo to escape the Nazis and their collaborators. They manage to stay hidden in the Secret Annexe for more than two years. Anne writes in her diary almost every day. The Annexe inhabitants are betrayed, and after their arrest they are transported to Auschwitz.
Anne dies in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in February 1945, two months before liberation.
In her diary Anne comes to the conclusion that actually there are two Annes: a cheerful clown and a serious writer. The second Anne only speaks out in her diary and never lets herself be seen in company. Anne's diary clearly shows how much she developed in the Secret Annexe, how she dealt with the constant anxiety and with her anger, where she found comfort, and what gave her joy.
After the war, her father Otto Frank said he was surprised by the depth of Anne's thought. This was a side of his daughter he did not know at all.
This book provides an accurate picture of Anne's life and shows how she changed from a girl who dreamt of a Hollywood career to a serious writer with a sharp pen.