Lunch with Charlotte
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Born in Vienna just after World War I, Charlotte survived the Nazi invasion, escaping on the Kindertransport to England and then to Canada.
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Every Friday for the last 25 years of her life, I had lunch with Charlotte and each week she told me more of her extarordinary story. To all appearances, she was a strong and dignified survivor, with old-world courtesies, a twinkling sense of humor and a lilting Austrian syntax. Yet deep within, she'd been scarred by a profound personal trauma.
Finally, just before she died at the age of 91, she chose to entrust me with this dark secret and all at once I understood how it had affected her entire adult life. This is not just the true story of a remarkable woman and our extraordinary friendship but also an epic saga set against the backdrop of history.
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM EACH SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM OF HOUSTON.
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