Liesl Müller’s autobiography ‘Rosl’s Daughter will be officially launched on Saturday 21 May from 10 to 1pm at the Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, GU9 7QR. Entry is free and refreshments will be available.

"As the daughter of a famous cabaret star, Liesl Müller-Johnson had an extraordinary childhood full of music, love and glamour. Growing up in Vienna between the wars, Liesl flitted between the warmth and security of her adored grandmother’s close-knit Jewish community and the bohemian lifestyle of her mother, singer Rosl Berndt, where she mixed with famous musicians, composers and impresarios and was caught up in the theatrical whirlwind of one of Europe’s most opulent cities.

But the sparkle and romance of Liesl’s world could not last, and the fact that she was half-Jewish was a constant source of fear. A move to Bucharest when her mother remarried led to yet another new stage for Liesl, and it was here that she discovered the joy and heartache of love, first with a dashing Rumanian cadet officer, then with an English war hero her friends had warned her to avoid."

Liesl Müller-Johnson