sample copy only this is not the full text front cover design by j.c. stephenson for anna contents author 's note i 1 auschwitz , 24th july 1943 1 2 berlin , 14th november 1929 5 3 auschwitz , 24th july 1943 12 4 berlin , 18th november 1929 17 5 auschwitz , 24th july 1943 28 6 berlin , 18th november 1929 31 7 auschwitz , 24th july 1943 36 8 berlin , 24th december 1929 40 9 auschwitz , 24th july 1943 49 10 berlin , 24th december 1929 55 11 auschwitz , 25th july 1943 63 12 berlin , 17th july 1930 68 13 auschwitz , 30th july 1943 75 14 berlin , 30th july 1930 77 15 auschwitz , 17th august 1943 84 16 berlin , 30th july 1930 87 17 auschwitz , 29th october 1943 95 18 berlin , 10th february 1931 104 19 auschwitz , 1st december 1943 108 20 berlin , 15th june 1931 117 21 auschwitz , 13th december 1943 123 contents continued 22 berlin , 16th june 1931 125 23 auschwitz , 3rd february 1944 132 24 berlin , 2nd august 1934 135 25 auschwitz , 4th february 1944 141 26 berlin , 20th may 1936 147 27 auschwitz , 4th february 1944 154 28 berlin , 29th january 1938 157 29 auschwitz , 5th february 1944 161 30 berlin , 3rd may 1939 167 31 auschwitz , 6th february 1944 175 32 berlin , 7th november 1941 183 33 auschwitz , 7th february 1944 185 34 berlin , 2nd may 1942 196 35 auschwitz , 7th february 1944 203 36 berlin , 19th july 1943 210 37 auschwitz , 9th february 1944 215 38 berlin , 20th july 1943 219 39 auschwitz , 10th february 1944 223 40 germany , 23rd july 1943 232 41 auschwitz , 10th february 1944 237 42 auschwitz , 24th july 1943 241 43 auschwitz , 10th february 1944 243 epilogue 248 author 's note it was only after i had finished writing this story that i realised that it would be possible to read it in three different ways ; starting at page one and finishing on the last page , reading it in chronological order , or starting on any random chapter and reading around to the beginning again .