The Tennis Champion Who Escaped the Nazis : Liesl Herbsts Journey, from Vienna to Wimbledon
by
Felice Hardy
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1802471197
ISBN-13
9781802471199
Publisher
Gemini Books Group Ltd
Imprint
Ad Lib Publishers Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 3rd, 2023
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
256 grams
Dimensions
13.10 x 19.80 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: sportSecond World WarTennis
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Liesl 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
In 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. In 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.
This moving story of escape and survival is told by Liesls grand-daughter, Dorlis daughter. Some of the story, the author heard first-hand from her grandmother; the rest, she has meticulously researched over many years in four countries. It is as much a search for the authors own identity as for her own children and grandchildren to ensure that their remarkable family history is never lost again.
Liesl, her husband David and their daughter Dorli came to Britain after escaping the Nazis. In 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.
This moving story of escape and survival is told by Liesls grand-daughter, Dorlis daughter. Some of the story, the author heard first-hand from her grandmother; the rest, she has meticulously researched over many years in four countries. It is as much a search for the authors own identity as for her own children and grandchildren to ensure that their remarkable family history is never lost again.
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