This encounter with the past, and the discovery of his father Benny's diaries, leads Simon Pomeranski back to his childhood and the post-war days of the Astorians, a small group of criminals and traders in 'swag' who ran their business from Brixton Market and exercised their own particular brand of justice. From this wonderful assortment of characters we are introduced to 'Spanish Joe', the cultured Russian emigre, Sam 'the Stick', with his wounded machismo and penchant for violent retribution, and the dazzling songstress Estelle, among others. Front and centre in their world, though, is Benny himself, the autodidact owner of Pomeranski Gowns, whose passionate affair with Estelle marks the beginning of a new era for the Astorians. Both riotous and profound, this novel resurrects a vibrant era that deserves a place in our collective memory.

About the Author
Gerald Jacobs is a British author and the literary editor of The Jewish Chronicle. His first book Sacred Games is an account of a Hungarian Jew, Nicholas (Miklos) Hammer and recounts Hammer's subsequent time in a Nazi ghetto for Jews, and his eventual sufferings in Birkenau. Pomeranski, his second novel, and is an affectionate tribute to the South London of his youth Nine Love Letters is Jacobs's first novel which was originally published in 2016. It tells the story of two Jewish refugee families whose lives unexpectedly converge in post-war London. His other titles include Judi Dench: A Great Deal Of Laughter - the authorised biography published by Little, Brown and Company. Sacred Games published by Penguin and Nine Love Letters now republished by Quadrant Books.


Book Information
ISBN 9781861519962
Author Gerald Jacobs
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Quadrant Books
Publisher Mereo Books
Dimensions(mm) 213mm * 139mm * 23mm