One Life
eBook - ePub

One Life

The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

One Life

The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport

About this book

Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again. This is his story. *Now a major motion picture starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter* In 1938, 29-year-old "Nicky" cancelled a ski trip and instead spent nine months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of Jewish children and find them homes in the United Kingdom. Over 6, 000 people are alive today because of his efforts. What motivated an ordinary man to do something so extraordinary? This book, written by his daughter, Barbara, explores the 106-year life of an incredible humanitarian, a man whose legacy only came to public light decades later. His life story is a clarion call to choose action over apathy in the face of injustice, and a reminder that every one of us can change the world. "If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it."

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781639367399
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Note
  5. Preface
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: That’s Life!
  9. Chapter 2: The Kindertransport Scrapbook
  10. Chapter 3: A Formative Heritage
  11. Chapter 4: School Days
  12. Chapter 5: From Youth to Adulthood
  13. Chapter 6: Working in the City
  14. Chapter 7: Refusing to Fight
  15. Chapter 8: Joining Up
  16. Chapter 9: The Grim Aftermath
  17. Chapter 10: Romance in Paris
  18. Chapter 11: A New Family
  19. Chapter 12: Work Loses its Shine
  20. Chapter 13: ‘My Real Work’
  21. Chapter 14: Recognition Brings New Adventures
  22. Chapter 15: Who is Nicholas Winton?
  23. Acknowledgements
  24. About the Author
  25. Copyright