The Children of Willesden Lane

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"Music will give you strength,55 her mother reassured her. j "It will be your best friend in life." Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's ' parents were forced to make a difficult decision. Able to secure passage for ; only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, they chose ko \ ! send gifted Lisa to London and safety Here, in a hostel on Willesden Larie, Lisa's music would become a beacon of hope for other displaced children, • ' [ who would cheer her on as she fought to realize her musical dreams J A ' 1 i1 memoir of courage, survival, and the power of music to uplift the humjan ) spirit, THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is Mona Golabek's / t inspiring tribute to her mother, Lisa. ! ( I t< "A deeply moving and heartfelt tale... brings tears to the reader's eyes ... a testament to maternal love." -Washington Post Book World \ * . * "Captures the power of... Tovább

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"Music will give you strength,55 her mother reassured her. j "It will be your best friend in life." Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's ' parents were forced to make a difficult decision. Able to secure passage for ; only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, they chose ko \ ! send gifted Lisa to London and safety Here, in a hostel on Willesden Larie, Lisa's music would become a beacon of hope for other displaced children, • ' [ who would cheer her on as she fought to realize her musical dreams J A ' 1 i1 memoir of courage, survival, and the power of music to uplift the humjan ) spirit, THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is Mona Golabek's / t inspiring tribute to her mother, Lisa. ! ( I t< "A deeply moving and heartfelt tale... brings tears to the reader's eyes ... a testament to maternal love." -Washington Post Book World \ * . * "Captures the power of one person's h ¦ dedication to music." -Zubin Mehta . f "An inspiring tribute to the power of a mother's love." -Meryl Streep . f ¦ ¦ uAn arresting, deeply affecting triumph ... an undiluted \ privilege to witness." -Los Angeles Times on the nationally ] |:' acclaimed stage production, The Pianist of Willesden Lane /i^rv .

• ( Mona Goi.abek is a Grammy-nominated recording 1 artist, internationally celebrated concert pianist, and star ' i of the one-woman show The Pianist of Willesden Lane, i \ ¦ \ '• Lee Cohen is a journalist, screenwriter, and poet. ' I Vissza