Swimming Upstream: A Jewish Refugee from Vienna

Born in 1922 into a Viennese Jewish family, the author was catapulted into immediate adulthood by the Austrian Anschluss. Her escape route took her from Yugoslavia to Albania; finally, after a terrifying flight via Germany, she arrived in England. Her ambitions to become a surgeon were dashed as she found herself in one of the many sweatshops in London. She attended night school and was awarded a scholarship to study for an economics degree. She spent two years in Indian villages as part of her doctoral studies, which marked the beginning of a brilliant academic career. On her return she met Bill Epstein. The couple had an ideal working partnership that took them to such places as Papua New Guinea. However, plagued by childlessness and health problems, her private life continued to be a battle. The author has become a strong swimmer over the years and her story of courage and determination, of love and loss will be an inspiration to many.T. Scarlett Epstein is the author of 'Swimming Upstream: A Jewish Refugee from Vienna', published 2005 under ISBN 9780853036067 and ISBN 0853036063.