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The House on the Canal

Millions have passed through its doors, but few know the full story of the house in Amsterdam's Canal District that hid Anne Frank and her family. Built in 1635 by an enterprising Dutch businessman, over the next 400 years the house would welcome a cast of extraordinary characters - merchants, craftsmen, scientists, religious dissenters - and bear witness to some of the most dramatic events in history as the country grew into a powerful modern nation.

This is the enthralling portrait of one remarkable house through time: a place of life, death, work, sanctuary and celebration, and an enduring memorial to the horrors of war and a young girl's hope for humanity.

About Thomas Harding

Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, amongst other publications.

He is the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf, which won the JQ-Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, The House by the Lake, which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, Blood on the Page, which won the Crime Writers' Association 'Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction', and The Maverick, which was selected by the New York Times as a Critic’s Pick for 2023. His most recent book, The Einstein Vendetta (2025), is a true story of betrayal and murder in Nazi-occupied Italy.

You can follow Thomas on Twitter/x @thomasharding
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  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • ISBN: 9780241658468
  • Length: 256 pages
  • Price: £22.00
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