'Hugely readable historical fiction in the classic style of Little House on the Prairie – this warm and engaging story, inspired by the author’s own family, offers a glimpse into a life rich with tradition, celebration and love.
'Meet the Rabinowitzes: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing rituals and adventures. But the biggest adventure of all is when big sister Adina is told she is to be married at the age of fifteen – to someone she has never met.
'Based on the author’s real family, the Rabinowitzes dance, laugh and cook their way through an extraordinary life in 1920s Poland. We join them for breakfast, and listen to the samovar bubbling while ten-year-old Nomi accidentally trails her long hair in the bowl of oily herring. We go shopping with them at the market, and watch eight-year-old Yakov struggle to carry home a huge fish. Day by intimate day, we follow them through the summer, until at last we reach the grand finale of Adina’s wedding.
'In the classic tradition, this highly readable story is fascinating, amusing and as warm as freshly baked bread. ' (Publication summary)
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52 Mondays
Crows Nest
:
Allen and Unwin
,
2019
14982762
2019
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'Nomi - the little girl from The Family with Two Front Doors - is now Nana Nomi, standing in her kitchen in Melbourne, a long way from Poland, a long time after losing much of her family in the holocaust. Her granddaughter Anna gets into all sorts of scrapes - like glueing her baby sister's foot to a plank of wood (then worrying she'll have to live like that forever). Anna and her family celebrate Passover, and birthdays and trips to the zoo, they also deal with prejudice, and other more serious sides of life. And through it all, Anna is on the hunt for the most beautiful doll she has ever seen...' (Publication summary)
