When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant

When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant

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Summary

Evelyn Sert journeys to Tel Aviv, where Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany are determined to forge a modern consciousness in the heart of the Middle East. Her story weaves together national identity, terrorism, love and the art of hairdressing.

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When I Lived in Modern Times by Linda Grant

It is April 1946. Evelyn Sert, 20 years old, a hairdresser from Soho sails for Palestine where Jewish refugees and idealists are gathering from across Europe to start a new life in a brand new country.
Linda Grant was born in Liverpool and read English at the University of York. She is a columnist and feature writer on the Guardian and is the author of The Cast Iron Shore and Remind Me Who I Am Again, both available as Granta paperbacks.
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ISBN 13 9781862074040
ISBN 10 1862074046
Title When I Lived in Modern Times
Author Linda Grant
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2000-10-09
Number of pages 272
Prizes Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction 2000, Short-listed for Orange Youth Panel Prize 2010, Short-listed for Jewish Quarterly Wingate Literary Prize: Fiction 2000
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.