Hold On to Your Music
The Inspiring True Story of the Children of Willesden Lane
In pre-World War II Vienna, Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when enemy forces threatened the city -- especially its Jewish population -- Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision. They secured passage for only one of their three daughters through the Kindertransport, and chose to send gifted Lisa to London for safety. As she yearned to be reunited with her family where she lived in a home for refugee children on Willesden Lane, Lisa's music became a beacon of hope for all of her peers.A story of the power of music to uplift the human spirit, this compelling tribute has moved and inspire…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Golabek, Mona / Possentini, Sonia (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-316-46313-3
- EAN: 9780316463133
- Produktnummer: 34224851
- Verlag: Little, Brown and Company
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 40 S.
- Masse: H27.9 cm x B21.6 cm
- Sonstiges: Ab 4 - 8 J.
Über den Autor
Mona Golabek is a Grammy-nominated recording artist, internationally celebrated concert pianist, star of the one-woman show The Pianist of Willesden Lane, and author of The Children of Willesden Lane. She has traveled the globe sharing her mother's inspirational message. This story will soon be a major motion picture.Lee Cohen is a journalist, screenwriter, and poet.Emil Sher is an author and playwright living in Toronto.Sonia Possentini is a fine artist and illustrator living in Modena, Italy.
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