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– Characters and Correspondents – Agatha and Boris – German friends living in Dusseldorf who frequently visit the Isle of Hydra, Greece, where I have owned a house for over forty-five years Alan – Lily Mack’s English husband Aleksy Nowak – Jewish archivist Anna Stein – a reader from California Bob – original editor of Anne Frank Remembered at Simon & Schuster Bram Cloet – a Dutch reader of my work Denny – professional editor and long-time New York-based friend Dorothy – my father’s older sister, a card-carrying Communist active in progressive causes, especially Labor Unions ‘Faruk Ulster’ – name on scam email Gerda – nurse originally from Dublin who once saved my life Gerlof – family friend of Miep’s and of her son Ivan van Haak – notary for Tinneka’s estate Lydia – wife of a Croatian novelist, living in Berlin 203
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– FOUND AND LOST – Lily Mack – dynamic Russian woman who became a lifelong friend and mentor, based on Hydra Louis de Soto – great-grandchild of Holocaust survivor Michael Beigel – child of Holocaust survivor living in Israel who spots, on the cover of my book Fiet’s Vase, his mother’s face in a photo of three survivors from 1945 M. Brown – woman from a home inventory services agency engaged to complete inventory of my deceased parents’ apartment Maarten – Dutch friend, a designer living in Spain Maggie – younger of my two sisters, ten years my junior, a film director, married to David, a musician Maria Mosca – a reader from Milan, Italy Miep Gies – originally from Vienna, came alone to Holland aged eleven, took Dutch nationality when she married Jan Gies (a Dutchman); both risked their lives to help – ­ultimately unsuccessfully – Anne Frank and her family hide from the Nazis during World War II; Miep rescued Anne’s diary after the arrests, hoping to return it to Anne after the war. When it was learned that Anne would not be coming back, Miep gave the diary to Otto Frank, Anne’s father Nancy – elder of my two sisters, four years my junior, owns a B & B in upstate New York Nolan Davis – friend and neighbor from childhood Oystein – acquaintance in Oslo, Norway Paul Gies – only son of Miep and Jan Gies, married to Lucie 204

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– Characters and Correspondents –

Agatha and Boris – German friends living in Dusseldorf who frequently visit the Isle of Hydra, Greece, where I have owned a house for over forty-five years Alan – Lily Mack’s English husband Aleksy Nowak – Jewish archivist Anna Stein – a reader from California Bob – original editor of Anne Frank Remembered at Simon & Schuster Bram Cloet – a Dutch reader of my work Denny – professional editor and long-time New York-based friend Dorothy – my father’s older sister, a card-carrying Communist active in progressive causes, especially Labor Unions ‘Faruk Ulster’ – name on scam email Gerda – nurse originally from Dublin who once saved my life Gerlof – family friend of Miep’s and of her son Ivan van Haak – notary for Tinneka’s estate Lydia – wife of a Croatian novelist, living in Berlin

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