The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival (0446527815) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

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.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Best of the Best:

The Children of Willesden Lane is the best book that I have ever read that describes some of the experiences that musicians encountered during this horrible time in history. I have read several books and watched many videos on this subject and I highly recommend all of them. Some of these wonderful books and videos are Night (Oprah's Book Club),Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl, The Inextinguishable Symphony, Alma Rose: Vienna to Auschwitz, Playing for Time,Bach in Auschwitz [VHS] Schindler's List:... more info

A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival:

I was unfamiliar with the Kindertransport that moved 10,000 Jewish children to safety from the Holocaust. This biography brings that event to life through the memories of Lisa Jura. At 14, her parents sent her to London and the book covers that wrenching journey and the next six years of her life. Growing up during the blitz in a refugee home with 31 children makes a fascinating book.
Lisa's devotion to music weaves the story together as she strives towards her parents' dream. Becoming a concert... more info

The Power of Music:

author of Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family
from the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
August 30, 2002
Vienna, 1938. In the city of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Strauss, 14-year-old musical prodigy Lisa Jura looks forward to a promising career as a concert pianist. Hitler has other plans. With the breaking of glass on Kristallnacht, Jura's dreams are shattered.
Internationally celebrated concert pianist Mona Golabek, with journalist and poet Lee Cohen,... more info

Excellent read:

This is one of my all-time favorite books. If you are a musician, you will fall in love with it. The story is inspiring and moving and will make you appreciate music to the greatest extent possible.

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