My Family in Exile from the Holocaust by Dame Stephanie Shirley CH

In July 1939 Dame Stephanie arrived, at the age of five together with her nine-year-old sister Renate, in Britain as a Kindertransport child refugee. This major life event caused Dame Stephanie to remark in adult life; “My experience as an unaccompanied child refugee gave me the drive to prove that my life had been worth saving.”

Let It Go

Dame Stephanie's memoir 'Let It Go' is out now. If you would like Dame Stephanie to personally sign a copy of her memoir ‘Let It Go’ for you – with a dedication or a message, she would be delighted. All you have to do is go to Autistica and donate a minimum of £12.50 per book, then email lynn@steveshirley.com with proof of your donation, your name, address and message and Lynn will do the rest and post the book to you

About Dame Stephanie Shirley CH

Dame Stephanie Shirley is a pioneering entrepreneur turned passionate philanthropist. Her experience as a five year old unaccompanied child refugee in 1939 gave her the drive to prove that her life had been worth saving.

In 1962, with a capital of £6, and her dining room table as a base, she set up her own technology company which was to become Xansa. In 25 years as its Chief Executive she developed Xansa into a leading business technology group, pioneering new work practices and radically changing the position of professional women working in hi-tech.

Her business success enabled her to devote her retirement to giving something back to society, with the majority of her philanthropy focusing on autism, the condition that affected her only child Giles who died at the age of 35. To date she has donated more than £67 million to projects worldwide through the Shirley Foundation, over £1 million of this towards the Patrick Wild Centre’s research into autism, fragile X syndrome and intellectual disabilities.

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