Overture of Hope

In 1937 Europe, as the specter of war looms, two British sisters—a plain typist and an aspiring romance novelist—channel their shared love for opera into a daring secret mission. Amid rising Nazi persecution of Jewish artists, they form a covert network to rescue opera talents from impending doom. Through a blend of courage, cunning, and connection, they manage to save over two dozen individuals from the horrors of the Holocaust. Award-winning journalist Isabel Vincent masterfully recounts this inspiring true story of the Cook sisters' extraordinary commitment to preserving lives and art in tumultuous times.