A Family Secret ~ Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009. Graphic album. Looks a lot like a Tintin volume. 72 pages, color covers and interior. $18.99 cover price. Originally published in Dutch by the Anne Frank House in cooperation with the Resistance Museum of Friesland under the title De Ontdekking, thanks in part to funding provided by the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare, and Sports (VWS) in the Netherlands. Published in agreement with the Anne Frank House. English translation by Lorraine T. Miller. Prequel to The Search.

Helena tells grandson Jeroen about the family's sufferings under Nazi rule. Wim fought in the Resistance, aided by Helena. Theo joined the German army and was killed. Mr Van Dort, a police officer, felt he had to collaborate to protect his family. This finally included helping round up Jewish neighbors, including Helena's best friend Esther. Helena assumes they all died, but Jeroen finds Esther, who reveals that while her family was lost, Hannah's father had delivered her to safety.

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