Children of Willesden Lane : Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival

by Golabek, Mona; Cohen, Lee

• ISBN13: 9780446527811
• ISBN10: 0446527815
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-25
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

With the raw emotion of The Diary of Anne Frank, THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is a poignant, powerful story of tragedy and triumph in a time of war.Famed concert pianist Mona Golabek shares the inspirational true story of her mothers escape from pre-WWII Vienna to an orphange in London243 Willesden Lane. The music will give you strength....it will be your best friend in life. With these wordsthe last she would ever hear from her motherringing in her ears, young piano prodigy Lisa Jura boarded the Kindertransport and headed for safety. Amidst the dozens of Jewish refugees trying to make their way in war-torn London, Lisa forms indelible friendships, finds romance, and, against all odds, wins a scholarship to study piano at the Royal Academy of London. As she creates a new life for herself, she never lets go of the hope of one day reconnecting with her family. THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is a stunning testament to the power of music to lift the human spirit and to grant the soul endurance, patience, and peace.