Title from web page. Read by Heather Wilds. Compact discs.
Summary:
Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Englishwomen, seemingly destined never to stray from their quiet London suburb and comfortable jobs, Ida as a budding romance novelist and Louise as a civil service typist. But in 1923, a chance hearing of an aria from Madame Butterfly sparked a passion for opera in the sisters that led to the formation of friendships with some of Europe₂s leading singers and their network, many of them Jewish. As the Nazis rose to power, Ida and Louise began working with the opera world₂s insiders to save members of the community from persecution and death. Through ingenuity, thrift and bottomless goodwill, the sisters eluded the suspicion of the Nazis and helped secure safe passage for dozens of refugees. No one would have predicted such daring lives for Ida and Louise Cook, but that underestimation is exactly how they were able to save lives.
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