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Ok the epilogue read by Alice Hoffman has me tearing up over here. This is a relatively short (5 hours on audio) historical novel about the life of Anne Frank & her family just before they go into hiding. The audiobook is narrated by Matilda herself, Mara Wilson, who has a lovely smooth & easy to listen to voice. Highly recommended to anyone who loves HF, & anyone interested in Anne Frank & WWII. 5⭐️

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Time spent reading today: 6 hours 30 minutes = 65 points.

Super excited about the tagged book, I love anything by Alice Hoffman!

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Just got this book from my book fair. Can‘t wait to read this, I am also going to read Anne Franks Diary later this year!!

I preordered this months ago and have been (im)patiently waiting and it‘s finally here! Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite authors so i can‘t wait to read this one!

A new audiobook release I‘ve been waiting for! Beautifully crafted by Alice Hoffman, this HF speculates the days and weeks leading up to the Franks‘ move into hiding. Five 🌟

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“He had achieved something with those eyes that I had never seen before: he had painted not just their color but also their internal light, the light that makes us human and alive.”

Loved this book. #Paint #SchoolSpirit

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You know, I never actually read or seen the movie. But it was the first book I thought off!

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What fall release are you most anticipating? I'm being interviewed for one of my local library podcasts next week and that's the topic. I know what I'm anticipating - what are YOU most excited about?

“Every artist dips his brush into his soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”

The book unfolds in a series of stories that trace ownership of the painting back to World War II and Amsterdam, and still further back to the moment of the work's inspiration. As the painting moves through each owner's hands, we begin to see the power of art through poignant moments in human lives.

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The only thing slightly comedic in this 1947 novella is that the Jewish man the couple are hiding and trying to save from the Nazi machine dies of natural causes instead and they have to dispose of the body without being caught. 🥹

It is quite short and I was left wanting or needing a bit more development.