Refugee Countess: The Five Lives of Marion Stein

Marion Stein, a Viennese half-Jewish child escapes from Nazi persecution with her musical family to London.

Proving to be a talented musician, she is set for a professional career as a concert pianist When the family moves in to live with composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, she learns about homosexuality, an experience which will serve her well in the future. Britten becomes a lifelong personal friend, one with whom she confides almost as a brother.

Life changes dramatically when she...