Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English, Natasha Solomons
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English, Natasha Solomons
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Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English

Author: Natasha Solomons

Narrator: James Adams

Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2010


Synopsis

At the start of World War II, Jack and Sadie Rosenblum flee Berlin for London with their baby daughter, Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Jack receives a pamphlet from the German Jewish Aid Committee on how to act like a proper Englishman. He follows it to the letter—Saville Row suits, the BBC, trips to Covent Garden, a Jaguar—and it works like a charm. The Rosenblums settle into a prosperous new life.

Just one item on the list eludes him: “An Englishman must be a member of a golf course.” No golf course in England at the time will admit a Jew. But the list is now the guiding document in Jack’s life, and he must check off the final item. So he decides to build his own golf club in the Dorset countryside. For the second time, Sadie leaves a home she loves. And despite ancient customs, British snobbery, mythical beasts, and a shrinking bank account, they triumph once again.

About Natasha Solomons

Natasha Solomons is the author of the internationally bestselling Mr Rosenblum's List, The Novel in the Viola, which was chosen for the Richard & Judy Book Club, and The Gallery of Vanished Husbands. Natasha lives in Dorset with her son and her husband with whom she also writes screenplays. Her novels have been translated into 17 languages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dale on February 09, 2017

Four and a half stars. German born Jack Rosenblum escapes Berlin with his wife and ends up in London. Using the welcome pamphlet provided to immigrants, Jack (originally Jacob) sets about modelling himself on the English gentleman. Business wise he becomes successful with a thriving carpet manufactur......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 22, 2010

What a wonderful treat this book is: sparkling wit, crystalline prose, characters full of courage and sympathy. The middle-aged Jack Rosenblum is a German Jew who escaped Nazi Germany by moving his family to England - and for twenty years, Jack has devoted himself to becoming the perfect English gen......more

Goodreads review by K on June 11, 2011

Talk about uneven pacing. Check this out: 1st 40 pages: Jack Rosenblum, a pre-WWII Jewish refugee from Germany, arrives with his wife and infant in England determined to be an Englishman. He strikes it rich almost instantly and makes it in every possible way except for being admitted to a golf club.......more

Goodreads review by Banafsheh on March 05, 2010

Jack and Sadie Rosenblum escape Hitler's Germany and land on the shores of England knowing know one, with very little money and heartsick at having left their loved ones behind. Desperate to regain a sense of belonging Jack immerses himself in becoming a proper English Gentleman, much to his wife's......more