Anna, her brother Max and their mother prepare to leave Berlin for Switzerland before the election results are known.

Classic novel set in Berlin in 1933, as Adolf Hitler's election campaign is underway.

Judith Kerr's semi-autobiographical story is read by Rosemary Leach.

This is the story of nine-year-old Jewish girl Anna and her family's attempt to escape from the Nazis.

Abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury.

Producer: Peter Hutchings

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in February 1991. Show less