<b>“Gillham is a powerful storyteller, and <i>Annelies</i> is marbled with spare eloquence that captures the absurdity of life after the camps. . . . A novel that reminds the world to remember Anne Frank is most welcome.” <b>—<i>USA Today</i><br> </b><br> “A haunting what-if.” <b>—Georgia Hunter</b>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>We Were the Lucky Ones</i><br><br> “Not only a poignant reminder of all that was lost during the war, but a vivid, searching exploration of what it meant to exist in the aftermath.” <b>—Jessica Shattuck</b>, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Women in the Castle</i><br><br>From the author of <i>City of Women,</i> a powerful new novel that asks the question: What if Anne Frank survived the Holocaust?</b><br><br>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 history’s darkest moments. But she was also a person—a 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 woman—and the writer—she might have become. - (Penguin Putnam)