Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler

A True Love Story Rediscovered

Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler by Trudi Kanter, Scribner
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Trudi Kanter ISBN: 9781451696592
Publisher: Scribner Publication: October 9, 2012
Imprint: Scribner Language: English
Author: Trudi Kanter
ISBN: 9781451696592
Publisher: Scribner
Publication: October 9, 2012
Imprint: Scribner
Language: English

“ FOR EVEN IN NAZI VIENNA, Trudi realized, women still looked in the mirror. . . . She knows that even in the bleak darkness, we feel, love, desire. She left no child (she and Walter tried, with no success); her hats are long lost, but her book is her legacy, discovered once again.” —From the introduction by Linda Grant, a uthor of The Clothes on Their Backs, The Thoughtful Dresser and We Had It So Good

In 1938 Trudi Kanter, stunningly beautiful, chic and charismatic, was a hat designer for the best-dressed women in Vienna. She frequented the most elegant cafés. She had suitors. She flew to Paris to see the latest fashions. And she fell deeply in love with Walter Ehrlich, a charming and romantic businessman. But as Hitler’s tanks rolled into Austria, the world this young Jewish couple knew collapsed, leaving them desperate to escape.

In prose that cuts straight to the bone, Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler tells the true story of Trudi’s astonishing journey from Vienna to Prague to blitzed London seeking safety for her and Walter amid the horror engulfing Europe. It was her courage, resourcefulness and perseverance that kept both her and her beloved safe during the Nazi invasion and that make this an indelible memoir of love and survival.

Sifting through a secondhand bookshop in London, an English editor stumbled upon this extraordinary book, and now, though she died in 1992, the world has a second chance to discover Trudi Kanter’s enchanting story. In these pages she is alive—vivid, tenacious and absolutely unforgettable.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“ FOR EVEN IN NAZI VIENNA, Trudi realized, women still looked in the mirror. . . . She knows that even in the bleak darkness, we feel, love, desire. She left no child (she and Walter tried, with no success); her hats are long lost, but her book is her legacy, discovered once again.” —From the introduction by Linda Grant, a uthor of The Clothes on Their Backs, The Thoughtful Dresser and We Had It So Good

In 1938 Trudi Kanter, stunningly beautiful, chic and charismatic, was a hat designer for the best-dressed women in Vienna. She frequented the most elegant cafés. She had suitors. She flew to Paris to see the latest fashions. And she fell deeply in love with Walter Ehrlich, a charming and romantic businessman. But as Hitler’s tanks rolled into Austria, the world this young Jewish couple knew collapsed, leaving them desperate to escape.

In prose that cuts straight to the bone, Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler tells the true story of Trudi’s astonishing journey from Vienna to Prague to blitzed London seeking safety for her and Walter amid the horror engulfing Europe. It was her courage, resourcefulness and perseverance that kept both her and her beloved safe during the Nazi invasion and that make this an indelible memoir of love and survival.

Sifting through a secondhand bookshop in London, an English editor stumbled upon this extraordinary book, and now, though she died in 1992, the world has a second chance to discover Trudi Kanter’s enchanting story. In these pages she is alive—vivid, tenacious and absolutely unforgettable.

More books from Scribner

Cover of the book Running for the Hills by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Woman of the Dead by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book The Jasmine Trade by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Dreamcatcher by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book The Extra Man by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book I Am the Only Running Footman by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Late to the Ball by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book The Mistress of Alderley by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Dead and Gone by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book We Had It So Good by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book The Dogs of Winter by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Stranger to the Ground by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Two Nations by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Life Is a Wheel by Trudi Kanter
Cover of the book Hotel of the Saints by Trudi Kanter
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy