The Credit Draper by J David Simons

The Credit Draper by J David Simons

1911. Avram Escovitz, a young Jew, arrives in Glasgow from Russia. He dreams of playing football until WWI intervenes and he begins work as a credit draper, peddling goods to Highlanders. A stranger in a strange land, Avram must set up a new business and capture the heart of a Highland lass. But how easy will it be to shake off his Jewish roots?

“An odyssey of cultural confusion and survivalFull of hope, honour and sadness.” -- McKitterick Prize judges.
“A bold new voice in fiction.” -- Rodge Glass.
“A rare evocation of the immigrant novel, with a welcome Scottish dimension.” -- Clive Sinclair, The Jewish Chronicle.
“Entertaining and compelling. Explores so many stimulating political themes.” -- Alan Lloyd, Morning Star.

J. David Simons is a Scottish author, media journalist and literary editor. His first novel, The Credit Draper, was shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize, and his subsequent novels include The Liberation of Celia Kahn (2011), The Land Agent (2014), A Woman of Integrity (2017), The Responsibility of Love (2021), as well as An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful. He has been awarded several bursaries from Creative Scotland and the Society of Authors and in 2012 was the recipient of a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. Simons is also a former lawyer, charity administrator, cotton farmer and university lecturer. His nomadic lifestyle has allowed him to spend considerable time in Israel, Australia, Japan and the United States, and he currently lives in Javea, Spain.

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ISBN 13	9781908643834
ISBN 10	1908643838
Title	The Credit Draper
Author	J David Simons
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Saraband
Year published	2014-09-04
Number of pages	342
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