Dear Cara : Letters from Otto Frank: Anne's Father Shares His Wisdom Book

The Diary of Anne Frank taught the value of love and forgiveness, and became a worldwide, enduring bestseller. In Letters from Otto Frank, the story continues and expands. Through his letters, Otto, the only survivor in the Frank family, became a treasured wise friend to thousands of young people around the world, by giving simple, honest responses to their questions.

Cara, a young American girl, kept his letters, followed his advice, and honored Otto as a surrogate father. Nearly 20 years later, as a grown woman and mother, Cara journeyed to Amsterdam to see the home where Anne had been hidden in an attic for two years before her murder. Cara listened to some of the holocaust stories from the Dutch people who had sheltered the Franks, and then traveled to Switzerland to fulfill a life-long dream: to finally meet her mentor in Switzerland.

Cara embraced the tender, frail old man who had been able to live out Anne's belief that, "In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart." Otto had not forgotten those who had betrayed their wartime hiding place, but neither did he wish for revenge. He had managed, through his own radiant spirit and the poignant words of his dead daughter, to embrace the best in people - and forgive those who had been the worst.

Letters from Otto Frank captures the horrors of war in Europe and the tumultuous postwar decades in America. Most of all, it shares the treasures of love in all its manifestations. Otto is a wise beloved teacher, and Cara really listens from her heart. Each is a blessing for the other. Through their private letters, this story reveals Otto and Cara's true selves, and bridges the gap between their ages, cultures and life experiences.

Generations apart, Cara and Otto know that love can bloom even through the most painful of times.