Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on ’When We Flew Away’

Update: 2024-09-27

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Novelist Alice Hoffman’s new middle grade book, “When We Flew Away,” imagines Anne Frank’s life before her family was forced into hiding. She joined MPR News host Kerri Miller on stage for Talking Volumes to talk about the emotional arc of re-creating Frank’s too-short life.

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Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on ’When We Flew Away’

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Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on ’When We Flew Away’

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Talking Volumes: Alice Hoffman on ’When We Flew Away’