Mr Rosenblum's List by Natasha Solomons
Jack Rosenblum is five foot three and a half inches of sheer tenacity. Through study and application he intends to become a Very English Gentleman. Jack is compiling a list, a comprehensive guide to the manners, customs and habits of his new home. And he never speaks German, apart from the occasional curse. Assimilation, he's convinced, is the secret of success. But the war's been over for eight years and despite his best efforts, his bid to blend in remains fraught with unexpected hurdles. Including his wife. Sadie finds his obsession baffling. She doesn't want to forget who they are or where they come from. She'd rather bake cakes to remember the people they left behind than worry about how to play bridge. But Jack is convinced they can find a place to call home. In a final attempt to complete his list, he leads a reluctant Sadie into the English countryside. Here, in a land of woolly pigs, bluebells and jitterbug cider, they embark on an impossible task ...
'Pick of the Week- Sydney Morning Herald The novel is warm and charming, a fairytale set in idyllic English countryside. Solomons proves to be a skilled nature writer and observer of people s foibles. - Sunday Age This month s must read...a quirky, sweet debut. - Marie Claire An amusing and sweetly poignant read. - Grazia Under the picturesque, often comic surface, this novel packs powerful messages...Highly recommended. - Notebook Magazine Charming and funny. - The Canberra Times A warm cuddle of a debut novel. - The Herald Sun & The Daily Telegraph'A very fine achievement. - The Courier Mail
Natasha Solomons, twenty-nine, is a screenwriter and has completed a PhD in 18th century poetry. Mr Rosenblum's List is, in part, inspired by her grandparents who were evacuated from Berlin before the war. Her grandfather was convinced that Hitler was going to win the war and so refused to live in Hampstead or other parts of London where the Jewish community congregated as he thought it would make him too easy to round-up. The list is genuine, as is the grandmother's recipe book. Natasha lives in rural Dorset in the UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444709841 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444709844 |
| Title | Mr Rosenblum's List |
| Author | Natasha Solomons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2010-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: National Book Tokens New Writer of the Year 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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