Some girls, some hats and Hitler
Subtitle: a true story
By: Trudi Kanter
Publisher: Virago
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781844088089
Subjects: Austrian Personal narratives; Austrians; World War, 1939-1945; Jews; Biography
Description: "Vienna, 1938: Trudi Miller, young, beautiful and chic, designs hats for the smartest women in the city. She is falling in love with Walter, a charming and charismatic businessman. But their idyll is about to end. Trudiand Walter are Jewish, and as Hitler's tanks roll into Austria, Trudi immediately realises they have to flee. [This book] is [a ...] true story that moves from Vienna to Prague to blitzed London, as Trudi desperately seeks a safe place for her and Walter amid the horror engulfing Europe."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Linda Grant; title: 'Hello, Walter'; title: Swastika flags; title: Fashion show; title: Glass roof; title: A voyage; title: "Walter, we must run'; title: New life; title: Phoney war; title: Letter; title: Epilogue.