When Life Calls Out to Us
Subtitle: The Love and Lifework of Viktor and Elly Frankl
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: October 16, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780385500364
First sentence: SOME PEOPLE ARE born in tranquil places and are formed by gentle events within family, clan, and village.
Description: "Haddon Klingberg, Jr., draws on a wealth of anecdotes, told to him by the Frankls themselves, to describe their separate early lives and their fifty-two years as husband and wife. Returning to Vienna after spending three years in four different concentration camps, Frankl, whose first wife and family died in the camps, turned to writing as a way of finding some purpose in his life. But it was Elly Schwindt, a woman half his age, who helped him put the pieces of his broken life together.

Married in 1947, the Frankls created a life of hope and faith, a life committed to proclaiming the oneness of the human family, challenging materialistic values, and encouraging the pursuit of meaning.".

"When Life Calls Out to Us chronicles a spiritual journey infused with tragedy but sustained by love, wisdom, faith, and humor. Klingberg's extensive interviews, not available anywhere else, reveal the full richness of the Frankls' lives and beautifully illuminate their enduring contributions toward a better world for all people."--BOOK JACKET.