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A novel inspired by a family story. Eva, a young Jewish woman who grew up in a downtrodden home in Vienna, arrives at a Zionist students' convention where she meets David, a student who left this hometown in Poland and arrived at Vienna to study at the university. They spend time together, but their ways part when David leaves for Palestine. Leon, Eva's son, born in Vienna between the two World Wars, suffers the wrath of his father. He wonders why his mother, Eva, doesn't leave the father, who is also abusive towards her. Leon is kicked out of school, wanders the streets and finds understanding and solace in his uncle's house. Following the German occupation of Austria, he is abandoned and left to fend for himself in the streets of Vienna. He joins the underground, where its members smuggle Jews out of Vienna and across the Austrian border, revealing his unique ability to help many get away from harm's way. The escape journey holds many risks and breathtaking drama. A terrible family secret weighs down on his past all those years. Will he find out the truth? The story of David, Eva and Leon serves as a backdrop to the life of the Vienna Jewry before and during World War II.

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I really enjoyed reading the book The Light at the End of the Tunnel . The fascinating plot is based on a true story. A suspenseful story, at times hair-raising, about the psychic powers and heroism of the heroes in the shadow of the Holocaust in Europe. recommended!! Naomi Reis ------------ The book The Light at the End of the Tunnel is readable and thrilling. Full of information about the time between the two world wars is given. Reality and imagination are mixed together. I enjoyed it and recommend reading it. Hadasah Lobstein ------------ A thrilling tale of Jewish loss and survival, based on true family events during WWII in pro-Nazi Vienna/Austria. A desperate escape story tracing the divergent paths of an estranged mother and son, and their ultimate reunion, that was only possible due to the sheer courage and sacrifice of both Jews and righteousness non-Jews along the way. Joanna Gressel

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Idit Peled Davidson, Married to Jeffrey, mother of four sons and grandmother of five.Idit studied Literature and Special Education at Tel Aviv University and works in this field.She established and managed the Teva-Hai (Nature Lives) company for over twenty years, doing educational activities in kindergartens and special education classes.The activities combined getting to understand animals and dramatized stories, (some, her own creation) thus combining her love of literature, working with children and animals.This is her debut novel

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