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These are the memoirs of a boy, discovering his own path, through books, films and school. The son of a Jewish doctor who practised in Mile End during World War II, John Gross grew up in a household steeped in the language and traditions of a European past. Yet, outside his home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books and corner shops. Looking back on his childhood with humour and wisdom, he reflects on this double inheritance. The richness of Yiddish words and religion set against the daily life of the East End, where gangsters were heroes. Yet, in the background, lies the shadow of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust.
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Subtle and deeply satisfying to read.--Michael Holroyd
Remarkably readable and entertaining.--Antonia Fraser
Captivating and finely instructive. Written with grace and lucidity.--Robert Alter
A very beautiful and valuable book.--Oliver Sacks
Beautifully written and deeply moving.--Hilton Kramer
Extraordinary riches are crammed into this short book.--Susan Hill
A wonderfully evocative account of growing up in London's Jewish East End.--Daniel Bell
Wise, witty, and good-tempered.--E. S. Turner "Times Literary Supplement "
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Full of striking characters and odd encounters, this is an evocative picture of a lost London and a vanished culture, but it is also the story of a bookish boy discovering his own path away from Mile End into the new freedoms of the literary life. Amusing, touching and thoughtful, A Double Thread is a fascinating and unusual memoir of growing up in London s East End and a profound reflection on living with two separate yet entwined legacies, Jewish and English.
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