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

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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...

Reviews

Pick of the Week. - Sydney Morning Herald

The novel is warm and charming, a fairytale set in idyllic English countryside. Solomons proves to be a skilled nature writer and observer of people's foibles. - Sunday Age

This month's must read...a quirky, sweet debut. - Marie Claire

An amusing and sweetly poignant read. - Grazia

Charming and funny. - The Canberra Times

A warm cuddle of a debut novel. - The Herald Sun & The Daily Telegraph

A very fine achievement. - The Courier Mail

Author Bio

Natasha Solomons was born in 1980. Her first job, aged nine, was as a shepherdess, minding the flock on Bulbarrow hill. Since then, she has worked as a screenwriter with her husband, and they are currently working on the adaptation of MR ROSENBLUM'S LIST. She is also researching a PhD in eighteenth-century poetry. She lives in Dorset.