Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
Author | : Natasha Solomons |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2010-07-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781848944961 |
ISBN-13 | : 1848944969 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 'Prepare to be seriously charmed.' The Times 'A treat of a book.' Guardian 'Utterly charming and very funny' - Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen A charming novel about an irrepressible man, his long-suffering wife and a Very English dream. Jack Rosenblum is five foot three and a half inches of sheer tenacity. He's writing a list so he can become a Very English Gentleman. List item 41: An Englishman buys his marmalade from Fortnum and Mason. It's 1952, and despite his best efforts, his bid to blend in is fraught with unexpected hurdles - including his wife. Sadie doesn't want to forget where they came from or the family they've lost. And she shows no interest in getting a purple rinse. List item 112: An Englishman keeps his head in a crisis, even when he's risking everything. Jack leads a reluctant Sadie deep into the English countryside in pursuit of a dream. Here, in a land of woolly pigs, bluebells and jitterbug cider, they embark on an impossible task...