Hold on to your music. It will be your best friend for life. These are the last words Lisa Jura receives from her family. At 14 years old, she is a child prodigy at the piano—and a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Vienna. When her parents get the chance to send one of their daughters to Britain on a children's transport, they choose Lisa. Placed in a children's home in Willesden Lane, London, Lisa's music becomes a source of comfort and hope for other refugee children in a foreign land. She finds the courage to fight for her musical dreams—and to become a concert pianist. Mona Golabek tells the story of the power of music in her novel: "The Pianist of Vienna" is a true story and Golabek's moving tribute to her mother, Lisa.