My Mother's House
Lily Tobias
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Release Date: 19/03/2015
The first novel from the acclaimed author of Eunice Fleet - a poignant story of belonging, nationhood and identity set in Wales, England and Palestine.
Simon is a troubled young man. born in Wales, of Jewish heritage, and in love with an English heiress. He determines to reject his Jewish and Welsh identity and the industrial valleys he grew up in and seeks to fulfil his ambition in the Civil Service. When life turns out not to meet his expectations, he rejects his lover and takes up arms in the fight against England's enemies in the Great War. Lily Tobias' sensitive individual and communal portraits illuminate some of the most topical personal, social and political issues of the 21st century.