Internationally acclaimed holocaust writer. Relates the author's friendship with Miep Gies, the woman who helped to hide Anne Frank and rescued Anne's diary. A memoir of the downward spiral into alcohol and drugs followed by recovery through rescuing endangered historical stories.
In this haunting memoir, Alison gives a luminous account of key moments in her life that brought her to be the writer she is: her early activism; her descent into alcoholism; her recovery; her discovery of the power of writing to give a shape and meaning to a life. Found and Lost is both a tender memorial to the extraordinary people in her life.
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Internationally acclaimed holocaust writer. Relates the author's friendship with Miep Gies, the woman who helped to hide Anne Frank and rescued Anne's diary. A memoir of the downward spiral into alcohol and drugs followed by recovery through rescuing endangered historical stories.
In this haunting memoir, Alison gives a luminous account of key moments in her life that brought her to be the writer she is: her early activism; her descent into alcoholism; her recovery; her discovery of the power of writing to give a shape and meaning to a life. Found and Lost is both a tender memorial to the extraordinary people in her life.
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A luminous memoir from the Holocaust writer, Alison Leslie Gold, told through a series of letters to the living and the dead.A luminous memoir from the Holocaust writer, Alison Leslie Gold, told through a series of letters to the living and the dead.Alison Leslie Gold is best known for her works that have kept alive stories from the time of the Holocaust, stories of courage and survival - most famously her Anne Frank Remembered, co-authored with Miep Gies (who risked her life to protect the Frank family). She has never chosen to write about her own life or what made her into a gatherer of other people's stories, until now, in Found and Lost.Starting with her childhood experience of running her primary school 'Lost and Found' depot, Gold charts the origin of her need to save objects, stories, people - including herself - whom she has sensed to be on a road to perdition. After a series of deaths of people close to her (mother, lover, mentor, friend), she develops, though a series of letters, a meditation on aging, friendship, loss and the forces that link us to the dead. The letters tell of her early activism; her descent into alcoholism and subsequent recovery; and they tell of her discovery of the power of writing to give shape and meaning to a life. Found and Lost is both a tender memorial to the extraordinary people in her life, and a compelling tale of redemption.
Critic Reviews
“"Let us give recognition to Alison Gold. Without her and her talent, too, this poignant account, vibrating with humanity, would not have been written." --Elie Wiesel on Anne Frank Remembered”
'Let us give recognition to Alison Gold. Without her and her talent, too, this poignant account, vibrating with humanity, would not have been written.' Ellie Wiesel on Anne Frank Remembered
About the Author
Alison Leslie Gold's works include Anne Frank Remembered, written with Miep Gies, Memories of Anne Frank- Reflections of a Childhood Friend, A Special Fate and Fiet's Vase and Other Stories of Survival. Her non-fiction work has received numerous tributes including a Best of the Best Award, a Notable Book for a Global Society Award and a Christopher Award. She has also published fiction, including Clairvoyant and The Devil's Mistress, the latter being nominated for a National Book Award. Gold was a consultant on the 2023 National Geographic/Disney+ series, A Different Light, which tells the story of Anne Frank through the eyes of Miep Gies. Golddivides her time between New York City and Greece.
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