The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

from meyben

The real story behind the movie "The Sound of Music". Great book.

from CatheOlson

I loved reading this memoir by Maria Trapp. The Sound of Music is one of my favorite all time movies so it was fun seeing where it came from. Trapp was a lot more religious than the Maria in the movie, which I guess figures because she had wanted to be a nun. Her zest for life and determination w...

from johnkuypers

So much more than the movie covers. Maria's faith and determination are a true inspiration as we see the full story of the von Trapp family after they escape from Austria

from AltheaAnn

I must've read this more than ten times as a child... it was an old, library-bound hardcover, and this was back in the day when your library card number got stamped onto the card in the back pocket. I think my number was the only one on there, over and over again.So much more engaging, serious an...

from briandrewz

A very sweetly told story by Maria von Trapp, whose book and family inspired the movie "The Sound of Music". The book tells of the family's experiences in Austria and when the moved to the USA during WWII. The book lightheartedly tells of the difficulties they encountered during their first years...