Like her father, Barbara Winton is not sentimental; she lets the story tell itself. Nicholas Winton is not widely known in the UK, but in the Czech Republic he is considered a national hero. The comparisons to Oskar Schindler are inevitable. But Wintons achievements stand on their own merit, and this book is not afraid to detail his quirks and flaws – 24 hours lost to absinthe in La Rochelle, for instance, and the smuggling of his favourite etched Czech wine glasses out of Prague under the noses of the authorities. The Guardian recommends Barbara Wintons new biography, If Its Not Impossible: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton! Order yours: goo.gl/qZoJwr
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