Mr Rosenblum's List

Mr Rosenblum's List
Natasha Solomons
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Paperback
h198 x 131mm - 336pg
8 Jul 2010 UK
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9780340995662
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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 . . .
Prepare to be seriously charmed. The Times 'The descriptions of England - as friend, adversary and eventually homne - are exquisite. Jack Rosenblum, a foolish, deeply sympathetic protagonist, is exasperating and admirable in equal measure. A touching, surprising and satisfying read.' Sadie Jones, author of The Outcast 'Utterly charming and very funny' Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 'In her charming debut, Natasha Solomons folds together Jewish baking, golf and Dorset folklore to create a singular comic confection... Solomons crafts a fine pastoral comedy from Jack's eccentric endeavours to reshape the land and from his encounters with rustic labourers who seem to have absconded from the pages of a Hardy novel... Sadie provides a touching counterpoint to the comedy... Much of the delight in this novel stems from Solomons' feeling for types of traditional knowledge that are on the verge of obsolescence.' Telegraph The light yet poignant tone makes for an unusual, richly comic novel...a treat of a book. Guardian An affectionate portrait of a spirited man trying to find a little corner of the world where he can truly belong...[Solomons] successfully treads the fine line between comedy and the precarious plight of refugees in an entertaining tale that has resonances in contemporary Britain. Herald 'a subtle and moving examination of the dilemma faced by immigrants to modern Britain'. Observer 'a tender exploration of the nature of home'. Marie Claire written with and skill, humour and sympathy The Lady [Solomons] has an exceptional feel for the Dorset countryside. Country Life A delightful tale of one man's determination to fulfil his dream. Stylist delightful debut...Solomon's narrative has shades of both P.G. Wodehouse and Isabel Allende...There are also echoes of Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem in this whimsical novel's deep seam of inquiry into the nature of Englishness. TLS almost irritatingly impressive...she strikes the perfect note with simple, evocative metaphors. I was forced to accept that this was a rare treat; a debut novel that is pretty much flawless... The Times Sprinkled with a hint of magic, this debut is a delight. Daily 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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780340995662
Published: 8 Jul 2010
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 131mm
Pages: 336
Dewey: 823.92

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