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Annelies
Annelies: A Novel | David R. Gillham
A powerful and deeply humane new novel that asks the question: What if Anne Frank survived the Holocaust? The year is 1945, and Anne Frank is sixteen years old. Having survived the concentration camps, but lost her mother and sister along the way, she reunites with her father, Pim, in newly liberated Amsterdam. But its not as easy to fit the pieces of their life back together. Anne is adrift, haunted by the ghosts of the horrors they experienced, while Pim is fixated on returning to normalcy. Her beloved diary has been lost, and her dreams of becoming a writer seem distant and pointless now. As Anne struggles to overcome the brutality of memory and build a new life for herself, she grapples with heartbreak, grief, and ultimately the freedom of forgiveness. A story of trauma and redemption, Annelies honors Anne Franks legacy as not only a symbol of hope and perseverance, but also a complex young woman of great ambition and heart. Anne Frank is a cultural icon whose diary painted a vivid picture of the Holocaust and made her an image of humanity in one of historys darkest moments. But she was also a persona precocious young girl with a rich inner life and tremendous skill as a writer. In this masterful new novel, David R. Gillham explores with breathtaking empathy the womanand the writershe might have become.
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Revenge4bess
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Has anyone read this yet

KarouBlue No but it‘s on my #tbr. Good? 4y
Revenge4bess It‘s ok. But I may have to start over 4y
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Addison_Reads
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The Diary of Anne Frank is a favorite read from middle school so when I saw this book reimagining a world where she survives I couldn't pass it up.

I appreciated that the author showed us the dark side of surviving. Anne was angry, distrustful of the people she once loved, and she was so overcome with guilt that she had a hard time moving past everything. She uses her writing though to help her heal, and it's a beautiful process to see unfold.

Librarybelle I‘ve wondered about this book - good review! 4y
KarouBlue @Librarybelle Same here!! 4y
BarbaraBB It sounds interesting - despite the cliche cover image 😉 4y
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BookishRedhead
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Interesting book!
I like how it doesn't start when she comes out of camp.
I think a lot of people who have read Anne's Diary think about the "what if" and seeing her grow up in a way is nice and refreshing

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canbku
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This was entertaining, but frustrating. Understandably, the author would not want to mess with anne Frank and her story, but it felt timid and as though anne and her father did not evolve or learn.

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bookishkai
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Because apparently I feel like I need to wreck my psyche this #reversereadathon by consuming WWII fiction. I‘ll admit, I wasn‘t enamored with Anne Frank as a child; maybe this had to do with being a precocious reader, because by the time it was assigned in school I‘d already read plenty of (horrifying for a young child) books about the Holocaust. But I‘m really interested in this speculative book.

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aschermetz
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THIS BOOK. It wrecked me in all the right ways. Have you ever read The Diary of Anne Frank? It is a lifelong favorite of mine—I‘ve read it probably 10 times and have also read a lot of supplementary books about Anne‘s life and death as well. This book is a fictional tale imagining Anne‘s post-war years if she had lived, and wow. Well-researched, heartbreaking, and hopeful. So, so well done. This one will be with me for awhile.

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Insightsintobooks
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What if Anne Frank survived? That is the question this book seeks to answer.

#kindledeals #kindledeal #ebooksale

RaimeyGallant Interesting! 5y
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quirkyreader
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Thank you to @VikingBooks for sending me this. This was an amazing piece of speculative fiction. Here is the link to my gr review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2592830585

SilversReviews Nice review...I really liked this book too. 5y
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dariazeoli
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Looking forward to adding this to my #weekendreads as my hold just came in!

Hope you‘re all stacked up with good books!

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JulAnna
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An alternate history in which Anne Frank survives the Holocaust. It is difficult to describe how I feel after finishing this book. It makes me wonder more about the survivors‘ lives after the end of the war. We read about war experiences, but not much about their struggles of adjusting to society again. Heartbreaking and beautiful, this book gave me a lot to think about.

Itchyfeetreader I have been torn about this one - the premise sounds right up my street but I am worried about taking someone from such recent history and applying an alternative narrative to their story. Do you think this story benefits from it being about Anne vs another person who hid and had such appalling experiences ? 5y
JulAnna @Itchyfeetreader I believe that you would find this worth your time. It appears to have been well researched, and felt realistic. The author did a good job (IMO) of extending Anne‘s voice beyond what we know from her diary. However, due to the subject matter it was an emotional experience to read it. 5y
JulAnna @Itchyfeetreader If you do read it and remember, I‘d be interested to know your thoughts. 5y
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JulAnna
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I was fortunate to find this available at the library today! 🤓

KarouBlue Beautiful cover! 5y
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quirkyreader
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#bookmail with a theme. Thank you @VikingBooks for Annalise and thank you @Crownpublishing for D-Day Girls and Wunderland. So I have to get busy with these after I finish my library books.

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LeafingThroughLife
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So much good #bookmail this year so far. Gillham imagines Anne Frank‘s life had she survived the Holocaust. Looking forward to reading this one!

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SilversReviews
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#ANEWCHAPTER
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
@Vkois88

RE-TELLING

PUB DAY was yesterday - CONGRATS!!

If you are an Anne Frank fan, you won‘t want to miss reading this book.

Anne Frank has always been of interest, and Mr. Gillham creates a heartbreaking re-telling of what she and her family endured.

ANNELIES is a beautiful, heartfelt book you will want to absorb with attention to every detail.

https://bit.ly/2MbWWi2

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧡🧡🧡 5y
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SilversReviews
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HAPPY PUB DAY!!

https://bit.ly/2MbWWi2

ANNELIES is about Anne Frank and describes what the author thinks she would have been like had she lived.

ANNELIES is a beautiful, heartfelt book you will want to absorb with attention to every detail.

Anne seems as though she was and would have been a feisty young lady that the world has missed and could have learned from. 5/5

Eggs Can't wait to read this 5y
SilversReviews @Eggs ENJOY!!! It is VERY good. Thanks for commenting. 5y
Itchyfeetreader I read about this coming out and was nervous - did you find it sensitive to Anne as a relatively recent figure in history? I struggled with the other Einstein as being just a bit too close in time for fiction? 5y
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SilversReviews @Itchyfeetreader I thought it was well done. He addresses their time in hiding, and in the camp, but mostly focuses on what Anne would have been like had she lived. She is portrayed at the end of the war...she isn‘t in current times. Hope that is what you meant. Thanks for commenting. 5y
Itchyfeetreader Thanks - that helps. I‘ll stack this I think 5y
SilversReviews @Itchyfeetreader Were you able to read my review? I hope you like the book if you read it. 5y
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SilversReviews
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BOOKS BY DAVID R. GILLHAM

Mr. Gillham‘s books are wonderful.

I have reviewed CITY OF WOMEN (https://bit.ly/2QmTNQV).

ANNELIES will be reviewed on my blog on January 15...PUB DAY!!

Have you read either book or plan to read either?

If you haven‘t, you will want to. 😊 ♥️

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kyraleseberg
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This book absolutely wrecked me!
ANNELIES is a heartbreaking alt-history novel that explores the life of Anne Frank if she had survived the concentration camp.
My full review will be on Roots & Reads soon.

dariazeoli Oh, wow! I read one about her sister surviving a few years ago, but this sounds like a must! 5y
kyraleseberg @dariazeoli I highly recommend it. The writing was lovely and the story felt so believable! 5y
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SilversReviews
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Author LOVE!!

Always a lovely gesture to help out an author!!

JoScho 🧡🧡🧡 5y
Birdsong28 Congrats 🎉🎊📚📖 5y
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SilversReviews @Birdsong28 Thank you. ❤️ 5y
Pamwurtzler Nice! 5y
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SilversReviews
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FULL REVIEW WILL BE ON JANUARY 15, 2019 - PUBLICATION DATE.

ANNELIES is about Anne Frank and describes what the author thinks she would have been like had she lived.

Mr. Gillham did an outstanding job of researching as well as using a creative method of portraying Anne Frank's life as it may have been even though she did not survive the Holocaust.

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Through Mr. Gillham‘s marvelous writing style we are transported back in time as we experience what Anne experienced during her captivity and as she tries to re-enter her previous life that is always filled with the presence and reminders of her captors and how she had to comply.
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SilversReviews ANNELIES is a beautiful, heartfelt book you will want to absorb with attention to every detail. Anne seems as though she was and would have been a feisty young lady that the word has missed and could have learned from. 5/5 This book was given to me as ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review. 5y
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SilversReviews
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#Colorfulworld
@Kaye

1. Orange - my tagged book.
2. My Kindle Cover has flowers on it...orange, red, blue.
3. Purple
4. It is a picture of another book by the author of the book I am reading: City of Women
5. Purple, gold chain with a book charm, and the letter P which is green.
6. A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor
7. No clue...LOL!!
8. THE VENGEANCE OF MOTHERS is colorful and matches with the book I am reading this weekend.

SilversReviews Thanks for the fun. 5y
Kaye Thanks for playing ♥️ 5y
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SilversReviews
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Happy Weekend!!

What are YOU Reading this weekend?

ENJOY!! ❤️

Gina ♡♡♡ 5y
SilversReviews @mreads Thanks for adding your book...ENJOY!! 5y
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SilversReviews @Gina Thanks for mentioning your read....ENJOY!! 5y
SilversReviews @Beckys_Books Thanks for telling us what you are reading. ENJOY!! 5y
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