The Hidden Life of Frank Otto by Carol Ann Lee About the Book Carol Ann Lee's The Hidden Life of Otto Frank is the definitive, astonishing portrait of a man whose story illuminates some of the most harrowing and memorable events of the 20th Century. Reviews like the following from the British Daily Mail were typical: " The Diary of Anne Frank is an outstanding instance of a subject being diminished by filming. The Hidden Life of Otto Frank This edition was published in February 4, 2003 by William Morrow. Until the start of the Second World War, Otto Frank's life was as soothing and wrinkle-free as freshly laundered linen. Carol Anne Lee has chosen to entitle her biography, The Hidden Life of Otto Frank-- a word that she wrote in her acknowledgments stemmed from her impetus to write about Frank's "hidden, haunted life. Lee, Carol Ann. The Hidden Life of Otto Frank. 1. 5.0 out of 5 stars The hidden life of Otto Frank by Carol Ann Lee. . "It is a strange role," he said in the 1970s. Carol Ann Lee's first book, Roses from the Earth: The Biography of Anne Frank, has been translated into thirteen languages.She is also the author of The Hidden Life of Otto Frank and three books for children, Anne Frank's Story, A Friend Called Anne, and Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust.She lives in Yorkshire, England. As noted in The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, the film The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) was neither a critical or commercial success. As he himself said, Otto Frank had a unique part to play in life. A troubling portrait of an iconic figure of the Holocaust and his sad, secretive life during and after the Nazi era. His elder brother was Robert Frank, and younger siblings were Herbert Frank and Helene (Leni) Frank. The Hidden Life of Otto Frank by Carol Ann Lee 384pp, Viking, £17.99. Verified Purchase. "Discuss how your perceptions of how Otto Frank's life … Otto was a cousin of the furniture designer Jean-Michel Frank and a grandson of Zacharias Frank. I would like to praise Carol Ann Lee for her research of the Frank family. Published by William Morrow/HarperCollins (2003) no place given (2003) ISBN 10: 0060520825 ISBN 13: 9780060520823. Otto Frank was a … Then came their period in hiding, their eventual betrayal, and their internment in the death camps of Poland and Germany. The Hidden Life of Otto Frank Carol Ann Lee Viking £17.99, pp384. He was the second of four children born to Alice Betty (née Stern, 1865–1953) and Michael Frank (1851–1909). Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, … . ID Numbers Open Library OL7277682M Internet Archive hiddenlifeofotto00leec ISBN 10 0060520825 ISBN 13 With The Hidden Life of Otto Frank, Carol Ann Lee presents an astonishing and moving portrait of a man whose life, both charmed and cursed, was interwoven with one of the most momentous events of the last century as the father of Anne Frank. 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