{"product_id":"the-tennis-champion-who-escaped-the-nazis-from-vienna-to-wimbledon-one-familys-struggle-to-survive-and-win-paperback","title":"The Tennis Champion Who Escaped the Nazis: From Vienna to Wimbledon, One Family's Struggle to Survive and Win - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelice Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiesl Herbst, Austrian National Tennis champion, fled Nazi occupation with her family - this is the moving story of their escape and of what happened to those left behind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunningly descriptive, compelling writing. I was moved close to tears on several occasions.\" - Peter James, international bestselling crime writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, at the age of twenty-seven, Liesl Herbst was the Austrian National Tennis Champion, a celebrity in Vienna. Liesl, her husband David and their daughter Dorli came to Britain after escaping the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn London, though initially stripped of their Austrian passports and rendered stateless aliens, both Liesl and her daughter Dorli competed at Wimbledon. They remain the only mother and daughter ever to have played doubles together at Wimbledon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis moving story of escape and survival is told by Liesl's grand-daughter. It is as much a search for the author's own identity as for her own children and grandchildren to ensure that their remarkable family history is never lost again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with family photographs and original documents, this is a story of survival against terrible odds, an inspiring tale of resilience and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fabulous story guaranteed to capture people's imagination' - Mail on Sunday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFelice Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and author who has written on a variety of topics. As a travel writer, Felice has toured the world for a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller and British Airways' High Life magazine. She co-edits the ski information website Welove2ski and hosts a successful podcast called Action Packed Travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49638287474840,"sku":"9781802471199","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/0tpAP80UDp9781802471199.webp?v=1785950145","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tennis-champion-who-escaped-the-nazis-from-vienna-to-wimbledon-one-familys-struggle-to-survive-and-win-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}