Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman

Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Paperback Published on: 08/07/2010
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Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
Charming novel set in Dorset
This is a quirky and charming first novel set in the years after the Second World War in the Blackmore Vale district of rural Dorset, where a Jewish emigre... READ MORE
Jon W
Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
Mr. Rosenblum's List
I honestly wasn't expecting to enjoy this novel as it couldn't be any further away from what I normally read (crime, thrillers etc) if it tried, but right ... READ MORE
Amy Nahome at Tenterden

Synopsis

List item 2: Never speak German on the upper decks of London buses.

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...

  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • ISBN: 9780340995662
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Weight: 230g
  • Dimensions: 200 x 149 x 22 mm

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Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
An amusing read
This book is a lighthearted account of the outsider desparately trying to embrace the country which has provided a haven for him in the flight from persecu... READ MORE
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Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
A Gentle Read
This debut novel has already been translated into 9 languages and is being made into a movie so what has made it such a resounding success? Firstly, it's ... READ MORE
Teresa Majury
Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
Quirky
Charming, quirky, different, quaint - all words that describe Natasha Solomon's novel - an enjoyable read that is often very funny but also brings home the... READ MORE
Anne Cater
Mr Rosenblum's List: or Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
An adventure in Life after 50
This book caught my attention and gripped it tight from the moment I picked it up. It isn't very often that I've come across books containing as much real ... READ MORE
Rebecca Biggins