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What you will—and won't—find in this book. Parents need to know that The Children of Willesden Lane is internationally acclaimed pianist Mona Golabek's biography of her Viennese mother, Lisa Jura Golabek. At 14, Lisa was one of more than 9,500 mostly Jewish children sent to the United Kingdom on the Kindertransport to escape Nazi ...
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The Children of Willesden Lane. by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. THE CHILDREN OF WILLESDEN LANE is a wonderful little book --- at. times heartbreaking but, ultimately, inspirational. It tells the. true story of Lisa Jura, who in 1938 was a promising 14-year-old. pianist living happily in Vienna with her close-knit Jewish family.
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Hachette Book Group. ISBN. 978-0-446-69027-0. The Children of Willesden Lane is a memoir by Mona Golabek, documenting the life of her mother, Lisa, from the time she left Vienna, Austria to the end of World War II. It has been adapted into a film and an organization formed in honor of the book, that is dedicated to empowering people with the arts.
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- Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen
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- Hachette Book Group
Oct 22, 2017 · It portrays the magnificence of music, and its ability to diminish fear and loneliness. I loved this beautifully written book about the power of a mother’s love, even during separation, and a daughter’s determination to become who she was born to be. Title: The Children of Willesden Lane. Author: Mona Golabeck and Lee Cohen.
Jan 1, 2002 · Read this book within two days and then proceeded to go to the “show” of it at the near end of January. Everything about this book strikes me. Great writting, description etc. Also had the privilege to meet & talk with the author of this book, amazing woman. would definitely recommend giving this book a read.
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Nov 14, 2021 · An eye-opening insight into the Kindertransport and life in wartime London as a young person, The Children of Willesden Lane is told by Lisa's daughter Mona. Pure and selfless kindnesses of the people around Lisa balance other horrors as the war bites down, while her musical talent shines through and brings hope for the future. Author. Booklists.
Jul 31, 2007 · 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.