The minute Jack Rosenblum stepped onto British soil in 1937 he wanted to be a proper English gentleman. He was given a pamphlet entitled “While you are in England: Helpful Information and Friendly Guidance for every Refugee” and has spent the last fifteen years trying not only to follow it’s rules, but also annotating them in the hope that he and his wife Sadie will be truly accepted into their new country.
Now a successful London businessman, Jack feels that only membership of a prestigious golf club prevents him from achieving his dream. But the exclusive golf clubs don’t seem to want any Jewish members and Jacks decides he must build his own. He purchases some land deep in the Dorset countryside and begins to construct it with his bare hands.
The blurb for this book calls it “utterly charming” and for once this is no exaggeration. The two central characters really come alive on the page; Sadie and her determination to remember the family they left behind, and Jack equally determined that they forge a new life in England.
This is a lovely, witty and warm story.
Fiona Ashley, Community Library Manager
Now a successful London businessman, Jack feels that only membership of a prestigious golf club prevents him from achieving his dream. But the exclusive golf clubs don’t seem to want any Jewish members and Jacks decides he must build his own. He purchases some land deep in the Dorset countryside and begins to construct it with his bare hands.
The blurb for this book calls it “utterly charming” and for once this is no exaggeration. The two central characters really come alive on the page; Sadie and her determination to remember the family they left behind, and Jack equally determined that they forge a new life in England.
This is a lovely, witty and warm story.
Fiona Ashley, Community Library Manager
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