Muriel's War

The amazing untold story of a courageous woman who abandoned her sheltered life to become a fighter for the Austrian resistance in WWII Muriel Gardiner was born into wealth and privilege, the heiress of the two greatest meatpacking families in Chicago. As a young woman, she decided to leave her family and study in Europe, taking a particular interest in the work of Dr. Sigmund Freud. Soon after, Hitler annexed Austria and Muriel found herself in Vienna's Medical School just as the Nazis were breaking down the doors. Muriel's life is packed with adventure. As a member of the Austrian resistance, she smuggled papers, hid hundreds of Jews and political dissidents over the course of six years. Featuring great characters such as Sigmund and Anna Freud, and Stephen Spender, Muriel's life is packed with adventure and inspiring acts of bravery.
An American heiress turned resistance hero, Muriel Gardiner was an electrifying woman who impressed everyone she met with her beauty, intelligence, and powerful personality. Her adventurous life led her from Chicago's high society to a Viennese medical school, from Sigmund Freud's inner circle to the Austrian underground. Over the years, she saved countless Jews and anti-fascists, providing shelter and documents ensuring their escape. This remarkable woman's life as a legend of the Austrian Resistance was captured in the movie Julia with Vanessa Redgrave and remains an inspiration to all those who believe that one individual can change the world. Gardiner's astonishing story is told here for the first time in all its variety and unanticipated twists and turns.