Alice Hoffman’s new book will imagine Anne Frank’s life before she kept a diary

Scholastic has announced the upcoming publication of 'When We Flew Away: A Novel Of Anne Frank Before The Diary', a new book about Anne Frank by US author Alice Hoffman. Photo: AFP

With the cooperation of the Anne Frank House, a novel based on Frank’s life immediately before she began keeping a diary will be released in September by the children’s publisher Scholastic.

When We Flew Away: A Novel Of Anne Frank Before The Diary, written by bestselling author Alice Hoffman, is scheduled for Sept 17.