This author's true story of his "hidden aunt is both a gripping detective story and a haunting memoir" (New York Times-bestselling author Walter Isaacson).

Beth Luxenberg was an only child. Or so everyone thought. Six months after Beth's death, her secret emerged. It had a name: Annie.

"Steve Luxenberg sleuths his family's hidden history with the skills of an investigative reporter, the instincts of a mystery writer, and the sympathy of a loving son. His rediscovery of one lost woman illuminates the shocking fate of thousands of Americans who disappeared just a generation ago." -- Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Horwitz

"Annie's Ghosts is one of the most remarkable books I have ever read... From mental institutions to the Holocaust, from mothers and fathers to children and childhood, with its mysteries, sadness, and joy -- this book is one emotional ride." -- Pulitzer Prize-winner Bob Woodward

"It's a riveting detective story, a moving family saga, an enlightening if heartbreaking chapter in the history of America's treatment of people born with what we now call special needs." -- New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Tannen

"This is a memoir that pushes the journalistic envelope... Luxenberg has written a fascinating personal story as well as a report on our communal response to the mentally ill." -- Helen Epstein, author of Children of the Holocaust

"Annie's Ghosts will resonate for many, whether the chords have to do with family secrets, the Depression, memories of a thriving Detroit, the Holocaust's horrors, or the immigrant experience." -- The Detroit Free Press

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• Publication Date: June 23, 2009
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• Print Length: 428 Pages
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