My Friend Anne Frank

The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds

By: Hannah Pick-Goslar, Dina Kraft

Narrated by: Alix Dunmore

The long-awaited New York Times bestselling memoir of Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar, who shares an intimate look into her life and friendship with Anne Frank.​

"Both heartbreaking and life-affirming." —Edith Eger, author of The Choice

In 1933, Hannah Pick-Goslar and her family fled Nazi Germany to live in Amsterdam, where she struck up a close friendship with her next-door neighbor, an outspoken and fun-loving young girl named Anne Frank. For several years, the inseparable pair enjoyed a carefree childhood of games, sleepovers, and treats with the other children in their neighborhood of Rivierenbuurt. But in 1942, Hannah and Anne's lives abruptly changed forever. As the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam progressed, Anne and the Frank family seemingly vanished, leaving behind unmade beds and dishes in the sink—but no trace of Anne's precious diary. Torn from her dear friend without warning, Hannah spent the next two years tormented by questions about Anne's fate, wondering if she had, by some miracle, managed to escape danger.

In this long‑awaited memoir, Hannah shares the story of her childhood during the Holocaust, from the introduction of anti-Jewish laws in Amsterdam to the gradual disappearance of classmates and, eventually, the Frank family, to Hannah and her family's imprisonment in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. As Hannah chronicles the experiences of her own life during and after the war, she provides a searing look at what countless children endured at the hands of the Nazi regime, as well as an intimate, never‑before‑seen portrait of the most recognizable victim of the Holocaust. Culminating in an astonishing fateful reunion, My Friend Anne Frank is the profoundly moving story of childhood and friendship during one of the darkest periods in the world's history.

Critic reviews

“Hannah’s story finally completes what Anne could not. It is both heartbreaking and life-affirming, and we need its truth now more than ever.”—Dr. Edith Eva Eger, author of The Choice

“An extraordinary story of love, loss, and the power of friendship in the darkest time. This book, like its author, is an essential companion to Anne Frank’s life.”—Jack Fairweather, Costa Prize-winning author of The Volunteer

"A profoundly moving account…an immensely valuable contribution not just to our knowledge of Anne Frank, but to the memory of the Holocaust itself."—Dave Rich, author of Everyday Hate

“One of the most moving, profound, and important books I've ever read.”—Rangan Chatterjee, host of the podcast Feel Better, Live More

Loved every minute

Such a wonderful story. Beautifully written, and performed. Heartbreakingly wonderful. Will reread again and again!

Deeply moving

Beautifully written and moving memoir. I learned a great deal of details about the holocaust that I’d not known. Hannah and her story will stay with me forever.

Incredibly read.

Well written. Thank you for writing this story. Very sad and troubling. Tragic. A true story to be shared and heard.

The first hand account makes history come alive

Incredible to hear historical figures spoken about first hand. To the author, Anne Franke was her next door neighbor and friend. Who knew she would become the most famous victim of the Holocaust

Amazing story!

This book was so well done. As a world
War 2 History buff, this story is one that needs to be heard. As a fellow Jew and friend of the now world famous Anne Frank; this story offers a different aspect of the tragedy Jews faced.