Lost Letters From Vienna

In 1977, Melbourne Nursing Sister And Mother Of Four, Sue Course, Discovered A Box Of Airmail Letters In The Dark Recesses Of A Cupboard, Written In German.her German Was Rusty, But She Could See That Most Were From Her Parents And Grandparents And Were Written From The Time Of The Nazi Invasion Of Vienna In 1938. The Letters Revealed A Gripping Tale Of Their War And That Of Their Extended Family, The Stories Of Those Who Escaped And Eventually Resettled Across The Globe, And Their Experiences In That Process.the Story Was Fleshed Out Through The Later Discovery Of Diaries And Far-flung Family Membersrsquo; War Memoirs. Lost Letters From Vienna Provides A Unique Social History And Insights Into The Lives Of Suersquo;s Wealthy Viennese Jewish Family Who, Despite The Centuries Of Persecution, Managed To Develop Global Businesses And Achieve Privileged Lifestyles, Enriched By The Magnificent Cultural And Intellectual Life That Vienna Had Become Famous For.