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Mr Rosenblum's List, Or, Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman
Mr Rosenblum's List, Or, Friendly Guidance for the Aspiring Englishman: A Novel | Natasha Solomons
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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...
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MallenNC
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Me Rosenblum is a German immigrant to the UK, where follows the guidance of a “How to be English” pamphlet and he and his wife try to start a new life. I read this years ago and really liked it. #NewBeginnings #BloomingBibliophiles

OriginalCyn620 Sounds good! 😊 4y
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Jess_Read_This
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🌾”We must not be poppies in the field of wheat”🌾

Mr Rosenblum admonishes his wife on the importance of blending into the English culture above. I have so many emotions listening to this story: sympathy for Rosenblum‘s dreams, irritation at his selfish single mindedness, sadness for Sadie‘s loss and depression, laughter in their fun, and overall worry for their future as I‘m listen to the story unfold.

#currentlyreading #audiobook

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This book did put a smile on my face and made me laugh at times. I enjoyed the journey of the Rosenblum family. The pronunciation and spelling of 'Mister-Rose-in-Bloom' cracked me up every time I read it. My heart went out to Jakob (Jack) as he just wanted to fit in and be accepted by his peers something I think is all to common to immigrants today which makes this story still relevant.

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Andrea313
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When your reading matches your flowers (more or less). #currentlyreading

Sace 😍 7y
Nebklvr I have looked at this book several times at the library. Any good? 7y
Andrea313 @Nebklvr So far I like it, but I'm reserving judgement until I finish. :) 7y
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smilingshelves

A small clump of forget-me-nots poked up between broken pavement slabs and lilted in the wind next to a lamp post. These were memories of the meadows that once covered the ground and that still lurked deep beneath the concrete crust.

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MallenNC
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I found this book with #silhouettesoncovers on my shelves. I don't really pay a lot of attention to my book covers so there may be more. This was the first book I read by Natasha Solomons, and I really like her writing. #SeasonsReadings2016

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Maike
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So this is the closest I can get to a book about sports. 😂🏌

Jack Rosenblum tries to make a new home in England after escaping Berlin during WW2. To be as English as possible, he decides to build his own golf course.

#bookphotochallenge #augustofpages

shawnmooney I hate sports too, but this one looks fun! 8y
Maike @shawnmooney it's more about being English than sports, so it was really fun 😉 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Haha. This is great and the book actually looks good. 8y
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