Summary
Reiss is known as Annie de Leeuw during the period of the book. Because the de Leeuw family was Jewish, the Nazi occupation places Annie and her family in grave danger. Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offers to help. Annie and her elder sister Sini are hidden for two years. They struggle through many hardships, such as their mother's illness and death.
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