Maria Author:Maria vonTrapp Maria von Trapp grew up in Aurstria and was left as an orphaned child at a very early age. She joined one of Austria's hardest convents on the hopes of becoming a nun. As the "Will of God" she married Baron Georg von Trapp and became the second mother to his seven children. — Hitler struck Austria and Mrs. Trapp became the guding force of the fam... more »ily.
Maria Trapp was not only a musician, mother, homemaker, lecturuer, and world traveler; she was also an accomplished writer. The Story of the Trapp Family Singers won the Catholic Writers Book Award.
The book was also made into the famous play and movie, "The Sound Of Music", the thrilling story of Maria.« less
This is kind of a sequel/prequel to the book "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Von Trapp, but it is more about her than the others. It starts with telling about her father, and then how she ended up at the abbey after college. Then it fills in a little bit of what was told in "The Story of the Trapp Family Singers," and continues with what happened after it. By the end of the book, all of the Trapp Family is grown. Like the absolutely wonderful "Story of the Trapp Family Singers," this is a very enjoyable read, and fantastic book.
Now for the first time Maria von Trapp tells her own story. The Trapp Family was introduced in The Sound of Music-the story of their desperateflight from Nazi Germany.