Author Event: “The Last Train to London”
Facilitated by Meg Waite Clayton
This event already happened:
Sunday, January 17, 2021
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: Virtual Event via Zoom
Based on true events, The Last Train to London tells the story of a Dutchwoman who, working with British and Austrian Jews, faces down Adolf Eichmann to rescue thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Vienna. In 1936, the Nazis are little more than brutish bores to fifteen-year-old Stephan, the son of a wealthy and influential Jewish family and budding playwright whose playground extends from Vienna’s streets to its intricate underground tunnels. Stephan’s best friend, brilliant Žofie-Helene, is a Christian whose mother edits a progressive anti-Nazi newspaper. But the two adolescents’ carefree innocence is shattered when the Nazis take control. Dutchwoman Truus Wijsmuller risks her life smuggling Jewish children out of Nazi Germany—a mission that becomes even more dangerous after the Anschluss, as borders close to refugees desperate to escape the Reich. After Britain passes a measure to take in child refugees, “Tante Truus” dares to approach Adolf Eichmann in a race against time to bring children like Stephan, his brother Walter, and Žofie-Helene on a perilous journey to an uncertain future.
Please order “The Last Train to London” at either:
Flashlight Books in Walnut Creek
Click to Order: https://www.flashlightbooks.com/handseller-1
They are accepting appointments for in-store shopping and have curbside pickup hours, Tues-Sat, 10 AM - 4 PM. For pick-up, please order online or contact them at contact@flashlightbooks.com
OR
Rakestraw Books
Click to Order: https://www.rakestrawbooks.com/book/9780062946942
Prepaid orders are available for curbside pickup 11am-3pm, Monday through Saturday. If you’re local, they can also deliver your order as soon as possible.
Sponsored by: Congregation B’nai Shalom, CCJCC and The Jewish Book Council