Even better than the Diary of Anne Frank because it truly captures the outside AND hidden world of Europe during World War II. This is an absolute must read for anyone interested in history or WW2.

Incredible

This memoir of Miep Gies is a beautiful addition to Anne Frank's diary, and with the stuff I knew from Anne Frank's diary, the stuff I saw at the museum, history classes, etc. a more complete view from the events before, during and after the hiding. Gies tells how she ended up in the Netherlands to how she ended up meeting Otto Frank, all stories I didn't know, which were very interesting to hear.

Gies also wanted to clear the air about any sort of rumors that were going around about her or anyone else mentioned in the book. I respect her for standing her ground and saying the stuff she had to say.

I have a lot of amazing words for this woman, but as she described in this book, she doesn't call herself a hero, so I won't either. However, Miep Gies is a name I will always carry with me, as she's an incredible woman.

This is a great companion to "The Diary of.." because we get a very skewed, albeit at times unreliable, perspective of events from Anne. Miep's recollection of event brings some light and perspective to the events as they actually happened and not just from the perspective of a young girl.

Anne Frank Remembered
Miep Gies

The Diary of Anne Frank is a book we have all heard of and many have read. This book…..in my opinion ….. is even more important.

Miep Gies was one of the individuals who kept the Franks alive while in hiding, and she and her husband did so, so much more.

One of the most important, and powerful, books I will ever read.

5/5 - must read for everyone

This was a truly remarkable story of the Dutch woman who, along with her husband, hid Ann Frank and her family during the German occupation of Amsterdam. The author tells the story in a practical, no-nonsense way that brings the reader right into 1944 Amsterdam like a time traveler. You see how the whole thing started with just little threats, but everyone assumed that it would get better. Instead it got worse, but so gradually that it was hard to realize day by day just how bad things were. On the day that Ann and her family were taken, this woman picked up her giant and held onto it for a long time, hoping that Ann could come back and have it again. We all know that did not happen and that Ann and her sister died in a work camp of illness. The book was horrifying because it makes it obvious how atrocities can descend on a population and they don’t realize it until it’s too late and people are dying all around them. Of course it’s heartbreaking that Ann’s life was so unfairly cut short at such a young age, but hopefully, because of what she wrote, we can all gain some understanding of the horror and try not to ever let it happen again.

I recommend book would be recommended to people who like sad endings and history. This book is very tragic i love how it is so sad and touching. This story is about a girl country went through war and the bad guys executed her kind because of there region and beliefs. Her family with a few other people she didn't know lived in a big basement of this nice men that head them from the police and people from army. They always brought them food and water. Anne Frank was very different from her sister she wondered why her sister didn't like to write in her journal or ex price her feeling. she would wake up palaralized every morning and night to have to wake up some day with her family gone or dead the sound of booms every night and morning.Every day she would right on her journal when no one could see her. Then she meet the boy that moved in with them she thought he was cute and liked hem. Few weeks later they kissed and the next morning the unbelievable happened her nightmare came to reality. "Where are they!" Where is who?" "You know what where talking about tell me where they are or you and your friend well die!" The scared family quickly ran to hide. "Boom Boom Boom!" They found Anne's family and her hidden behind a movable counter they moved it and took the family's. A few days later little by little some family members went missing they stared to kill them. It was her turn they made her dance while she was taking a shower they shot her several times tell she died. Her journal was later discovered and the story of her life went viral. I hope you like this book.

What an excellent book! Believe it or not, I have never read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, but I will be now. I listened to this book on audio and at first, I did not like it because of the narrator. She was way too slow, but I played around with different playback speeds and found one that was not too slow, as well as not making the narrator sound like she was one of the Chipmunks. I look forward to determining whether I like this book or Anne Frank's Diary better. I definitely recommend this book!

“My story is a story of very ordinary people during extraordinary terrible times. Times the like of which I hope with all my heart will never, never come again. It is for all of us ordinary people all over the world to see to it that they do not.”

This was a heavy book, but I loved reading it. Miep’s voice was genuine and engaging. It was amazing to see how ordinary citizens came together to protect the people they love and to do what’s right. I loved her bravery and honesty throughout her life and the book.

Anne Frank Remembered also shows us how many things could’ve happened to stop us from ever reading Anne Frank’s words.

I highly suggest this book to everyone.

Ik wist, door het lezen van Anne's dagboek, al hoe het leven in het Achterhuis er uit zag en dat 'de helpers' allemaal een eigen taak hadden en vaak op bezoek kwamen. Maar om het verhaal van Miep te lezen, vanuit de andere kant, de kant die het allemaal zag gebeuren en nog bewegingsvrijheid had, is toch heel iets anders. Ook mooi dat het verhaal niet alleen maar over de onderduikers gaat, maar ook zijdelings over anderen die Miep en Jan hebben gekend in de oorlog en wat er is gebeurd nadat de onderduikers werden verraden.

Fantastic

I just watched “A Small Light” series about Miep and Jans. This book was a good companion as it is not dramatized. Miep and Jans Gies were amazing people who I feel get lost in the main story of the diary. This should be a companion to reading Anne’s diary in schools.

In the flurry of anniversaries of World War II one stands out, the 50th anniversary of the passing of Anne Frank, who died of typhus and hunger in Bergen Belsen, around March 1, 1945. The anniversary was marked by a special performance in Washington of "The Diary of Anne Frank", and Miep Gies came to attend, a stocky gray-haired Dutch lady of 86. Miep Gies was the one who helped sustain the Franks in their hiding place, and who later, after the Germans found out about the "Secret Annex" and raided it, scooped up Anne's diary and notes, to save them for posterity. This is her story.

And some story it is. Of the many nations occupied by the Nazis, the Dutch earned an unequalled reputation for integrity, decency and heroism, and Miep's tale goes a long way towards explaining how and why it happened. It is much more than a spin-off of the diary of Anne Frank, though it does clarify some facets of Anne's story, too. Rather, it is the personal account of a decent young woman, caught up in a hateful occupation and determined to resist it.

It is story of kindness in the face of cruel oppression. Kindness was what brought Miep to Holland in the first place, the 10-year old daughter of a poor Vienna family, taken in as a foster child by a kind Dutch family during the hunger years that followed WW I. Raised in Holland, she was again treated kindly by Otto Frank, a refugee businessman who successfully rebuilt his business in Holland. But when the Nazis arrived, life turned grim--Jews were deported, Jews and also some Christians were driven into hiding, and food became increasingly scarce, until in the end even the Dutch were starving.

Miep's spirit prevailed through it all. This is a simply written book, clear and unencumbered, and it deserves to be remembered as long as Anne Frank's is. There was only one Anne Frank, yet we should never forget more than twenty thousand brave Dutch men and women, who risked their lives (and sometimes lost them) trying to hide Jews. Miep Gies speaks for them all.

Postscript

The diary of Anne Frank touches anyone reading it. It is a story most young people should know--but if exposed to it too early, it may well frighten them more than anything else. When should they be told? All depends on the child's personality and maturity, and no answer fits all cases. However, recently (2009) I found a short illustrated book about Anne Frank, aimed specifically at young readers, and it may be best if they read it first.
The book, which first appeared in 2004, is "Anne Frank--a photographic story of a life" by Kem Knapp Sawyer, 127 pp., published by DK books, New York. It is indeed "the story of a life," and covers much more than the diary--telling about Anne's family and its life before going into hiding, clarifying what went on in "the secret annex," as well as what happened after the family was arrested. Grown-up readers not familiar with some of that may find this an interesting and touching story, too.

Miep Gies died January 11, 2010.