One Life, Barbara Winton
One Life, Barbara Winton
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One Life
The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Prague Kindertransport

Author: Barbara Winton

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/05/2024


Synopsis

Sir Nicholas Winton rescued 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia at the brink of World War II. Most never saw their parents again. This is his story.

Now a major motion picture starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old "Nicky" canceled a ski trip and instead spent nine months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of Jewish children and find them homes in the United Kingdom. Over 6,000 people are alive today because of his efforts.

What motivated an ordinary man to do something so extraordinary? This book, written by his daughter, Barbara, explores the 106-year life of an incredible humanitarian, a man whose legacy only came to public light decades later.

His life story is a clarion call to choose action over apathy in the face of injustice, and a reminder that every one of us can change the world.

"If something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica on April 02, 2024

"... há uma diferença entre a bondade passiva e a bondade activa, que, na minha opinião,  é a doação do nosso tempo e das nossas energias para aliviar a dor e o sofrimento. Implica sair, encontrar e ajudar aqueles que sofrem e estão em perigo, e não apenas levar uma vida exemplar,  na forma purament......more

Goodreads review by Ali on January 28, 2024

Previously titled "If it's not impossible...", this book has been "re-packaged" to coincide with the release of the film "One Life". Somewhat annoyingly, it has had no additional material added since it was first published in 2014. Therefore, there are a lot of references to what Nicky does now but h......more

Goodreads review by Marianne on March 27, 2025

Very interesting memoir by the daughter of a man who saved a number of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia. She covers his life to help us understand the full man.......more