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Based on the book the children of willesden lane by mona golabek and lee cohen adapted and directed by hershey felder september 12 30, 2018. An unabridged audio version of the book read by mona golabek, with piano performances by mona. In 2012, worldfamous teller and performer of concert composers stories, hershey felder, adapted the book using his renowned style of mixing compelling, firstperson storytelling and symphonyhallworthy piano concert playing to create the pianist of willesden lane. An exquisite musical memoir, the pianist of willesden lane is based on the true story of a young jewish musical prodigy, lisa jura, whose talent was her ticket to escape naziruled vienna for the relative safety of london during the blitzkrieg. A memoir of courage, survival, and the power of music to uplift the human spirit, this compelling tribute to one special young woman and the lives she touched will both educate and inspire young.
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