Schindler's List meets The Sound of Music as
best-selling New York Post investigative journalist
Isabel Vincent delves into pre-World-War-II history to recover the
amazing story of two British spinsters who masterminded a plan to
spirit dozens of Jewish stars and personnel of the German and
Austrian opera to England and save them from a terrible fate under
the Third Reich. Will resonate with readers of The Nazi
Officer's Wife and The Dressmakers of Auschwitz. A
Secret Aria of Courage and Suspense Europe, 1937. Two British
sisters, one a dowdy typist, the other a soon-to-be famous romance
novelist. One shared passion for opera. With prospects for marriage
and families of their own cut down by the scythe of World War I,
the Cook sisters have thrown themselves into their love of music,
with frequent pilgrimages to Germany and Austria to see their
favorite opera stars perform. But now with war clouds
gathering and harassment increasing, the stars of Continental
opera, many of whom are Jewish, face dark futures under the boot
heel of the Nazis. What can two middle-aged British spinsters do
about such matters? They can form a secret cabal right under
Hitler's nose and get to work saving lives. Along with Austrian
conductor Clemens Krauss (a favorite of Hitler, but quietly working
with the Cooks) the sisters conspire to bring together worldwide
opera aficionados and insiders in an international operation to
rescue Jews in the opera from the horrific fate that everyone
intuits is coming. By the time war does arrive, the
Cooks and their operatives have plucked over two dozen Jewish men
and women from the looming maw of the Holocaust and spirited them
to safety in England. Packed with original research and vividly
told with suspense, hope, and wonder by award-winning New
York Post investigative journalist Isabel Vincent, author of
nationally best-selling memoir Dinner with Edward, this
singular tale reveals many new details of the seemingly naïve and
oblivious Cook sisters' surreptitious bravery, daring, and
passionate commitment as the two mount a successful rescue mission
that saves dozens of lives and preserves the opera they love for
another generation. “A profoundly moving history of vision,
courage, love and commitment.â€â€”Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of
national bestseller Eleanor Roosevelt "A riveting,
improbable, uplifting tale, made all the more exciting because it
really happened!â€â€”Opera great and 17-time Grammy Award winner
Renée Fleming
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