magfa, How could a girl in hiding write about the holocaust, something that she didnt know anything about? She died at auschwitz yet she didnt have nor the time nor the scope to write about something that was happening right then. A lot of books relate the holocaust, and that is for professional historians to deal with. Theyve had the time, the material gathered to write about it, interviewed some victims etc. This is the magic about this book, HER personal experience and her reaction towards it. She was not crushed by circunstances, instead she was brave.