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“Inventive . . . Cantor’s ‘what-if’ story combines historical fiction with mounting suspense and romance, but above all, it is an ode to the adoration and competition between sisters.” —O, the Oprah Magazine
A story of sisters that imagines Anne Frank’s sister Margot survived World War II and was living in America, from the author of The Lost Letter and The Hours Count
Anne Frank has long been a symbol of bravery and hope, but there were two sisters hidden in the annex, two young Jewish girls, one a cultural icon made famous by her published diary and the other, nearly forgotten.
In the spring of 1959, The Diary of Anne Frank has just come to the silver screen to great acclaim, and a young woman named Margie Franklin is working in Philadelphia as a secretary at a Jewish law firm. On the surface she lives a quiet life, but Margie has a secret a life she once lived, a past and a religion she has denied, and a family and a country she left behind.
Margie Franklin is really Margot Frank, older sister of Anne, who did not die in Bergen-Belsen as reported, but who instead escaped the Nazis for America. But now, as her sister becomes a global icon, Margie’s carefully constructed American life begins to fall apart. A new relationship threatens to overtake the young love that sustained her during the war, and her past and present begin to collide. Margie is forced to come to terms with Margot, with the people she loved, and with a life swept up into the course of history.
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"This is the fictionalized story of what might have happened if Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, had survived the Holocaust. While unfortunately completely fiction -- Margot perished in the camps as did her mother and Anne -- it was an interesting story. Margot has managed to end up in Philadelphia thanks to the kindness of her mother's cousin in Frankfurt and his relatives in America. She goes by Margie Franklin and denies her Jewish heritage out of fear and the misguided notion that it will help her move on. In fact, all it does is keep her reminded of her past and the survivor's guilt she carries with her, along with the ever-damning tattoo on her left arm. She keeps her tattoo covered by wearing a sweater no matter the temperature, but her internal struggles are ones she cannot deny. I am a firm believer in keeping this horrific period of history alive and in the forefront of peoples' minds in order that it never be repeated. In that vein, this story is a good reminder, is entertaining, and is definitely well worth reading."
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Margot a Novel Jillian Cantor Books Reviews
- I doubt that there are too many people who haven't read A Diary of Anne Frank and not cried over the loss of Anne and her family in the concentration camps of Germany near the end of WWII. First the book and then a stage play and in 1959 a movie - the story is at the top of most people's list of books about the Holocaust. Jillian Cantor takes Anne Frank's story into 'what if' territory with her book Margot! What if....Anne's sister Margot was still alive....what if she lived in Philadelphia (the city of brotherly love) as a Christian woman called Margie....what if she was still plagued with nightmares and thoughts of her family during their last years but had never contacted her father to tell him she was alive. The novel Margot takes place in 1959 as Margot struggles with how to live her life by hiding out in plain site. She has told no one who she really is but as the movie version of Anne Frank is premiering and everyone is talking about it, she finds it more difficult to hide who she is from others but most importantly from herself. Can anyone really live a contented life by denying their history and hiding who they really are? I thought that Jillian Cantor did a fantastic job of combining real history with the 'what-ifs' of fiction to make this a truly memorable novel.
- When I first saw the title of this novel, I suspected who the subject was. I was intrigued by the idea of exploring a post-war future for at least one of the Frank sisters because like most people in the Western Hemisphere, I have always greatly admired Anne Frank, her family, and their helpers. The novel finds Margot Frank, having secretly survived the Holocaust, living anonymously in Philadelphia during the time in which the movie, the Diary of Anne Frank is premiering in 1959. Her father does not know she has survived and she is essentially still "in hiding" living as a Gentile under an assumed name and working as a legal secretary for a man she harbors a secret love for. In the meantime, she is also still living in hope and/or borderline obsession that her friend from the Annex, Peter van Pels may have also survived and may also be living in Philadelphia. In this story, Margot and Peter shared a romance while in hiding instead of (or maybe along with, I wasn't sure) the now famous courtship of Peter and Anne. The story moves at a good pace, interweaving Margot's longing for a relationship with her boss, her stalker-like behavior in her search for Peter and her very real PTSD symptoms, the least of which is her refusal to ever wear short sleeves and risk revealing the number tattooed on her forearm. I enjoyed this novel. I must have as I read it in under a week and gave it four out of five stars. I did find myself frequently wishing that Margot Frank had not been the subject. A fictional survivor living anonymously in Philadelphia could have told this story just as well, I think, because the main theme of the story was not necessarily Margot's famous sister but her on-going survival as a person still in-hiding almost 15 years after the war. Some of the dramatic license might make a reader a little uncomfortable especially given how famous the Frank Family's story is.
- SPOILERS
The year is 1959, a decade after the end of World War 2. We open up in Philadelphia, PA where Margie Franklin is living as a secretary in a Jewish law firm. She really is Margot Frank, who has survived the Holocaust. We do not yet know how she has survived and arrived in the United States.
She continues to live in hiding in a lonely studio apartment without a lot of human connections. Her closest friends are Isla, Bernard and Shelby. However, she has not told anyone her true identity. To the outside world, she lives a Gentile studying to be a paralegal.
With the publication of her sister's diary and subsequent play and movie, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel. She is forced to deal with the issues of the past and come to terms with them. This story is one how the human spirit can grow, if one chooses. We follow Margie as she makes her choices to either remain Gentile or acknowledge her Jewish roots. This book is good for young adults or people looking for a quiet read. - This is the fictionalized story of what might have happened if Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, had survived the Holocaust. While unfortunately completely fiction -- Margot perished in the camps as did her mother and Anne -- it was an interesting story. Margot has managed to end up in Philadelphia thanks to the kindness of her mother's cousin in Frankfurt and his relatives in America. She goes by Margie Franklin and denies her Jewish heritage out of fear and the misguided notion that it will help her move on. In fact, all it does is keep her reminded of her past and the survivor's guilt she carries with her, along with the ever-damning tattoo on her left arm. She keeps her tattoo covered by wearing a sweater no matter the temperature, but her internal struggles are ones she cannot deny. I am a firm believer in keeping this horrific period of history alive and in the forefront of peoples' minds in order that it never be repeated. In that vein, this story is a good reminder, is entertaining, and is definitely well worth reading.
- I really didn't see how someone could write a book about Anne Frank's sister being alive and make me actually believe it could happen. I just thought it was an implausible story line. I am so glad I read the reviews and didn't listen to my misgivings. This was a wonderful story. If you're like me and not sure if you should read this, please do. You will not regret it. Ms. Cantor wrote a beautiful book! You know, I read a lot of books and like the majority of them so, sometimes, I have a hard time deciding between what ranks a '4 star' or a '5 star'. I've determined that if I remember the story and not just the story line but the characters, the writing, etc. (in a good way) then I know it was a book that deserves 5 stars. This book deserves 5 stars.
