Roxanne de Bastion
The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Holocaust Survival, Music and Hope
The Piano Player of Budapest: A True Story of Holocaust Survival, Music and Hope
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In 1930s Hungary, young pianist Stephen de Bastion's life was full of music, romance, and applause until the Holocaust destroyed it. His granddaughter, Roxanne de Bastion, inherits his piano, which has been in the family for over 100 years. When she discovers a cassette recording of Stephen, she sings out his story of music and hope, lost and found. This book captures the spirit of one man in the face of darkness and the hope that echoes down through generations.
Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
One man, his piano, and their miraculous survival is an extraordinary tale of horror and survival. Baroness Julia Neuberger's powerful and gruelling account of the Holocaust is an almost unimaginable story of courage and resilience. The Mail on Sunday praised the book as "stunning," describing it as a beautiful blend of action, poetry, thought-provoking commentary, and music. James Ainscough OBE praised it as "just brilliant," highlighting its gripping narrative of suffering, loss, and survival, with music at its heart. Fiona Maddocks described it as a "gripping narrative of suffering, loss, and survival, with music at its heart."
In 1930s Hungary, young pianist Stephen de Bastion had a bright future ahead of him. Life was full of cocktails, romance, applause, and the vibrant energy of Budapest late into the night. However, everything changed in 1939 when Stephen's world disintegrated, and he was forced to endure the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust as a man of Jewish descent. Despite the darkness, this is also a story of extraordinary escape. The piano, waiting for him, has been in the family for over one hundred years.
When Stephen's granddaughter, Roxanne de Bastion, inherits the piano after her father's death, she discovers a cassette recording of her grandfather. This recording reveals the astonishing history of the piano, the man, and her family. Roxanne sings out her grandfather's story of music and hope, lost and found, weaving together his original recordings, unpublished memoirs, letters, and documents.
Luminous and profoundly moving, this book captures the great spirit of one man in the face of darkness and the hope that echoes down through generations. Baroness Julia Neuberger's powerful storytelling and Roxanne de Bastion's heartfelt singing bring this extraordinary story to life, reminding us of the power of music and the resilience of the human spirit.
Weight: 560g
Dimension: 164 x 244 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472147844
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