The List: A Novel
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Martin Fletcher has captivated television audiences for thirty-five years as a foreign correspondent for NBC News. Now, Fletcher combines his own family's history with meticulous research in this gripping story of a young Jewish family struggling to stay afloat after World War II.
London, October 1945. Austrian refugees Georg and Edith await the birth of their first child. Yet how can they celebrate when almost every day brings news of another relative or friend murdered in the Holocaust? Their struggle to rebuild their lives is further threatened by growing anti-Semitism in London's streets; Englishmen want to take homes and jobs from Jewish refugees and give them to returning servicemen.
Edith's father is believed to have survived, and finding him rests on Georg's shoulders. Then Georg learns of a plot by Palestinian Jews to assassinate Britain's foreign minister. Georg must try to stop the murder, all the while navigating a city that wants to "eject the aliens."
In The List, Fletcher investigates an ignored and painful chapter in London's history. The novel is both a breathless thriller of postwar sabotage and a heartrending and historically accurate portrait of an almost forgotten era. In this sensitive, deeply touching, and impossible-to-forget story, Martin Fletcher explores the themes of hope, prejudice, loss and love that make up the lives of all refugees everywhere.
Martin Fletcher
Martin Fletcher was 12 years old when he survived the Bradford fire in which his father, brother, uncle and grandfather were all killed. As an adult he has devoted himself to investigating and seeking the truth about the disaster, and Fifty-Six is the culmination of his extensive research. During that time he has also obtained a BA in Politics with International Studies and MA in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick, together with both the LPC and ACA. He lives in London.
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Reviews for The List
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jewish couple in London waits for word of their families at the end of WWII. Omnipotent point of view; I pegged the mystery man right away.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The audio version of this historically accurate novel is outstanding. The narrator, David Thorn, adds color and conveys real depth of emotion and meaning that I found completely compelling. He uses a great variety of accents deftly and consistently. It was pure pleasure to listen to this book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A wonderfully written book about a little known incident between Palestine and England. Alternately sad as Edith and Georg who are living in England attempt to find family members who have lived through the Holocaust, crossing names off a list as they find most of their families are dead, and yet hopeful at times. A pregnant Edith is reunited with her cousin and learns that her papi survived the war and it is this thought that sustains her. What I didn't know is how much prejudice the survivors encountered after the war and that England threatened to deport all the Jewish people in their kingdom to Palestine or other places. Very informative.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This story focuses on Edith and Georg, young Jewish refugees who fled their home countries during WWII. Edith's cousin comes to live with them after surviving in a concentration camp. This book highlights the prejudice that Jewish refugees faced in Britain post-WWII. Amidst the terror of not knowing which relatives had survived the war, the Jewish population were often thrust into the center of unwanted political attention as their British neighbors wanted them to "go back home," to make room for the returning British troops. Living in the same building with Edith and Georg is the mysterious Arab: Ismael. It later turns out that Ismael is really Israel, an undercover Jewish man working as an activist for the Jewish people in Palestine, who want to get rid of the British, so that more Jews could go to Palestine. There are lots of twists and turns in the plot here to keep you interested. Unlike most WWII books that focus primarily on the concentration camps, this book has as its focus the lives of the Jews that survived the war. It also focuses on how the British affected the immigration of Jews into Palestine, which was something I knew nothing about.Overall, it was a fascinating read- the author really made the characters come to life. The only downside was that when the author wrote the chapters that were set in Palestine, it seemed a bit disjointed from the rest of the novel. However, after a few chapters, it all came together. Also, it seemed a bit farfetched to me that Edith's cousin would run off with Ismael/Israel, without knowing where they were moving to or why he had to leave England in such a hurry. These details aside, it was quite an interesting read. I'd recommend it for those who enjoy WWII historical fiction.