A Special Performance by the Author

Music, Love, and Survival
Part 3: On the Kindertransport to England

In this part of her performance, Mona describes the scene at the train station in Vienna, as hundreds of children, including Lisa, say good-bye to their parents. We hear of Lisa’s journey, her brief position as a maid at Peacock Manor, and how Lisa makes her way back to London.

Questions to Discuss With Students

• Think about the moods and feelings evoked by Debussy’s “Clair de Lune.” How might this piece have been important to Lisa on her journey?
• Why was it so difficult for Lisa not to be able to play the piano while she was at Peacock Manor?

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