The children of Willesden Lane / Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen.
Material type:
SoundPublisher number: 2-X6443 | Hachette AudioPublisher: New York, NY : Hachette Audio, [2016]Copyright date: ℗2016Description: 6 audio discs (approx. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Content type: - spoken word
- text
- audio
- computer
- audio disc
- computer disc
- 9781478964438
- 147896443X
- Container title: The children of Willesden Lane : beyond the Kindertransport : a memoir of music, love, and survival
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Main Library | Audiobook | 940.5318 G617 | Available | 33111009033651 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Based on the true story of her mother, Mona Golabek describes the inspirational story of Lisa Jura's escape from Nazi-controlled Austria to England on the famed Kindertransport.
Jewish musical prodigy Lisa Jura has a wonderful life in Vienna. But when the Nazis start closing in on the city, life changes irreversibly. Although he has three daughters, Lisa's father is only able to secure one berth on the Kindertransport. The family decides to send Lisa to London so that she may pursue her dreams of a career as a concert pianist. Separated from her beloved family, Lisa bravely endures the trip and a disastrous posting outside London before finding her way to the Willesden Lane Orphanage.
It is in this orphanage that Lisa's story truly comes to life. Her music inspires the other orphanage children, and they, in turn, cheer her on in her efforts to make good on her promise to her family to realize her musical potential. Through hard work and sheer pluck, Lisa wins a scholarship to study piano at the Royal Academy. As she supports herself and studies, she makes a new life for herself and dreams of reconnecting with the family she was forced to leave behind. The resulting tale delivers a message of the power of music to uplift the human spirit and to grant the individual soul endurance, patience, and peace.
Read by author.
Unabridged.
"Includes piano performances by Mona Golabek"--Container.
"Includes music performances by the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra"--Container.
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Computer with CD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader.
Mona Golabek shares the story of her mother Lisa Jura Golabek's escape from Austria to London on the Kindertransport. In London, in a hostel on Willesden Lane, Lisa's music inspires other displaced children, and they, in turn, cheer her on in her efforts to realize her musical potential.