In A Family Secret, we see the effect that living under Nazi Occupation had on one family in Amsterdam.  Living under Occupation and deciding what to do to try to keep yourself and your family safe tore this family apart, as each person made their own choices about balancing safety with the need to help those being persecuted by the Nazis. The result was so traumatic that the family chose to bury the past.

Eric Heuvel wrote this graphic novel as a companion to The Secret, the story of a Jewish girl in Amsterdam and her survival.  The main character in A Family Secret is her best friend.