Love's Orphan: My Journey of Hope and Faith

by Ildiko Scott

Born in 1947 to a family decimated by the holocaust, Ildiko Scott's gripping memoir of life in post-war Hungary is a timeless story of hope and faith. After the divorce of her parents, young Ildiko spent most of her youth in a Jewish orphanage in Budapest, where she witnessed the Hungarian revolution of 1956 and the brutal Soviet occupation that followed. After attempting to escape the country with her father, Ildiko was eventually able to immigrate to America, where she found a new life, an enduring love, and a long and successful career in the fashion industry. LOVE'S ORPHAN puts the reader at the center of a turbulent era in European history, and shows how a young girl's faith enabled her to overcome fear and poverty and realize her dream of a new life in America.

280 pages, Hardcover

Published February 20, 2016

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very inspirational! Ildiko is in my book club in Austin. Just an amazing story of perseverance, focus, and hopefulness. A great read especially since I read it around the 4th of July. Ildiko has such a remarkable journey and appreciation of this country that we so often take for granted.
So much pride, so much faith, so much love when there could be despair and hopelessness.

[Lilly Wyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very inspiring and seeing that people can really beat the odds if they are focused and have a positive outlook in mind. So many of us really dwell on our misfortunes instead of appreciating every minute of every day.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring true story. I was fortunate enough to meet and have dinner with Ildiko Scott and her husband (along with other members of our book club). Hearing her tell her story in person allowed me to experience her emotional journey in ways that would not otherwise be possible. Her ability to communicate her emotion at each stage in her life and through the age appropriate eyes and memories made both her story and her as a person inspiring.

Ildiko epitomizes the American spirit. Her passion for freedom, her love of family and friends and her respect for those who made her who she is today is inspiring. Her story should be must reading in our schools so young people might learn from the values of someone not born into the freedom and liberty we all enjoy; as well as from someone who was raised in a communist socialist environment until as a teen she was able to experience personal freedom as an immigrant. As a person who earned her way thru pure grit and determination to be the best she could. Idilko never allowed herself to be a victim but always worked to prove herself capable. An inspiration.