Mona Golabek
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The Children of Willesden Lane
- By: Mona Golabek
- Narrator: Mona Golabek
- Length: 8 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 15, 2016
- Language: English
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4.26(2131 ratings)
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.
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.
The Children of Willesden Lane
- By: Mona Golabek
- Narrator: Katherine Manners
- Length: 4 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: March 27, 2018
- Language: English
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4.26(2131 ratings)
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 to send gifted Lisa to London for safety.