Boy Who Loved Anne Frank

On February 16, 1944, Anne Frank recorded in her diary that Peter, whom she at first disliked but eventually came to love, had confided in her that if he got out alive, he would reinvent himself entirely. This is the story of what might have happened if the boy in hiding survived to become a man. Peter arrives in America, the land of self-creation; he flourishes in business, marries, and raises a family. He thrives in the present, plans for the future, and has no past. But when The Diary of a Young Girl is published to worldwide acclaim and gives rise to bitter infighting, he realizes the cost of forgetting.

Based on extensive research of Peter van Pels and the strange and disturbing life Anne Frank's diary took on after her death, this is a novel about the memory of death, the death of memory, and the inescapability of the past.

"Feldman's novel is almost unrelenting in its drama and honest in its conflict, not in the least that Peter isn't always a likable character." Bookreporter.com

"This heartfelt and moving book is highly recommended for young adults and adults of all ages." Library Journal

Ellen Feldman is the author of Lucy and has written about American history in American Heritage and the New York Times. She lives in New York with her husband.