The Credit Draper - Softcover

Simons, J. David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906120250 ISBN 13: 9781906120252

Publisher: Two Ravens Press, 2008

Synopsis

Set in the early 20th century, this literary novel is about a Russian refugee who becomes a credit draper in the Highlands of Scotland. An immigrant's story about the search for identity in an alien land, it is also a book about whisky, football and waterproof clothing.

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Review

Praise for The Credit Draper: 'An odyssey of cultural confusion and survival. Full of hope, honour and sadness' - McKitterick Prize judges. 'A bold new voice in fiction.' - Rodge Glass. 'A rare evocation of the immigrant novel, with a welcome Scottish dimension.' - Clive Sinclair, The Jewish Chronicle. 'Entertaining and compelling. Explores so many stimulating political themes.' - Alan Lloyd, Morning Star. --Alan Lloyd, Morning Star

Synopsis

In 1911, eleven-year-old Avram Escovitz is shipped off to Scotland by his mother to escape conscription into the Russian Army. Growing up in the heart of the Kahn family in the tightly-knit Jewish community in the Glasgow Gorbals, Avram discovers he has a natural talent for playing football. He dreams of turning out for Celtic - but war intervenes. He is sent to work with his adopted uncle, the orthodox Jew Mendel Cohen, as a credit draper, peddling goods on credit to the crofters and villagers of the Western Highlands. There, a chance encounter with a Royal Flying Corps pilot leads to fresh possibilities: setting up a new business venture and winning the heart of a crofter girl. But shaking off his Jewish roots is not so simple..."The Credit Draper", a beautiful and original debut novel by J. David Simons, is more than just an immigrant's story about the search for identity in an alien land: it is also a book about whisky, football and waterproof clothing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Two Ravens Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906120250
• ISBN 13: 9781906120252
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320