{"product_id":"9781035408924","title":"Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land","description":"Author: Rachel Cockerell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035408924\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Feb 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA TIMES \u0026amp; SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE CONVERSATION'S 5 BEST NON-FICTION BOOKS OF 2024\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly radical book\u003c\/b\u003e; radical in subject, radical in form. For the most tragic reasons, it could not feel more immediate; and yet it's \u003cb\u003ea fluid, fast-paced, hugely enjoyable and engaging read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.' - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Marr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e... Non fiction will be different as a result\u003c\/i\u003e.' - \u003cb\u003eJonathan Freedland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This is an \u003cb\u003eextraordinarily original\u003c\/b\u003e way of writing memoir, history and truth. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn enthralling book and a wonderful new writer\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Laura Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSo fascinating, so enjoyable, and beautifully told\u003c\/b\u003e through diaries, memoirs, speeches and newspapers.' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'a remarkable book.'\u003c\/i\u003e - Robert Macfarlane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn June 7th 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas. The man who persuades the passengers to go is David Jochelmann, Rachel Cockerell's great-grandfather. It marks the beginning of the Galveston Movement, a forgotten moment in history when 10,000 Jews fled to Texas in the lead-up to WWI.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe charismatic leader of the movement is Jochelmann's closest friend, Israel Zangwill, whose novels have made him famous across Europe and America. As Eastern Europe becomes infected by anti-Semitic violence, Zangwill embarks on a desperate search across the continents for a temporary homeland: from Australia to Canada, Angola to Antarctica. He reluctantly settles on Galveston, Texas. He fears the Jewish people will be absorbed into the great American melting pot, but there is no other hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a highly inventive style, Cockerell uses exclusively source material to capture history as it unfolds, weaving together letters, diaries, memoirs, newspaper articles and interviews into a vivid account of those who were there. \u003ci\u003eMelting Point \u003c\/i\u003efollows Zangwill and the Jochelmann family through two world wars, to London, New York and Jerusalem - as their lives intertwine with some of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century, and each chooses whether to cling to their history or melt into their new surroundings. It is a story that asks what it means to belong, and what can be salvaged from the past.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697793912990,"sku":"ADS-9781035408924","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035408924.jpg?v=1775719532","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035408924","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}