ANNE FRANK'S TALES FROM THE SECRET ANNEX

While Anne Frank’s diary is well known, her short stories are not. In a soft voice, Kathe Mazur reads her series of vignettes of life in the Netherlands, written while she was in hiding between 1942 and 1944. Through these tales, the listener learns more about the daily life of Anne’s family and the others in their small quarters. Mazur’s voice often reflects the tedium of the daily routine. At other times, her intonation suggests the stressful situations Anne recounts in these stories. The tales contain few references to the Germans or the war, or the terror of living in hiding. While Mazur’s voice sounds too mature for 13-15-year-old Anne, her engaging delivery captures Anne’s charm and energy. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2010]