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I bought from half.com a copy of _The Children of Willesden Lane_ which is a biography of sorts, a daughter (Mona Golabek) writing about her mother's life as a Jewish girl who was sent to London to escape the holocaust. Her mother played the piano beautifully, and in part of the story it mentions her recording a record of her playing to send to her boyfriend who had joined the army and was off at war. Anyway, inside the book was a cd that someone had burned, a copy of that very album. The book is inscribed by the author: "To Stephen...How can I ever thank you? What joy you gave me... to hear my beloved Mother. You brought tears to my heart.. now I hope Lisa's story will enter your heart. In friendship and with gratitude, Mona Golabek."

I guess the story never entered his heart. Or, it entered his heart and killed him and whoever took care of the estate decided to sell the book. How else would that end up on half.com for three bucks? (the description never mentioned the inscription or cd. That was a pleasant surprise when I received the book.)