With almost seven years behind me I am setting my sights on finally seeing my book roll of the press in the next few weeks and getting it out to all those people who have patiently been waiting to get their hands on a copy.
Here is some of what the book includes:
- A4, perfect bound black and white with full colour glossy cover.
- 16 Chapters, 400 pages (That’s over 230,000 words – and yes, I did edit it down considerably!)
- Includes over 500 images (24 of which are maps), diagrams, news-clippings, illustrations and photographs
- Family trees
- Timeline 1735 – 1958
- Jewish Glossary
- Appendices (including brief notes on Jewish life and customs)
- Fully indexed including individuals
- Bibliography of references and sources.
As I have written before in A new beginning, the book uses my 3 x great grandmother Dinah Nathan and her life story as the central, pivotal individual upon which the rest of the family stories are arranged. So the people who she knew and was related to (family and through marriage), the places she lived and was familiar with all feature, but there are also stories that she may have just been told – like her grandfather’s life in Poland, or stories she may have only heard about through letters – her brother in Africa, or the extended Lawn family. And of course, towards the end of the book, the lives of her children and grandchildren after her death are also touched on. Have a look here for a more detailed Chapter Summary which indicates some of the depth and breadth of the book, and some of the individuals covered.
‘He died not long after they arrived in New Zealand’
Who was Nathaniel Hart? How did he die? Where was he buried? A search for an elusive great, great, great grandfather led instead to the discovery of the long and remarkable life of the wife he left behind. This is the true story of Dinah, a young Jewish wife and mother who was to become the matriarch of a large family.
Abandoned in New Zealand with three of her children and a new baby while her husband went to the Goldfields, Dinah’s life could have easily slipped into oblivion. Casting far and wide to find the ever elusive Nathaniel this story uncovers the lives of brothers, sisters and cousins as they all sought to make successful lives in England, Australia, Africa, America and New Zealand.
Stories of triumph and disaster, or closely held secrets darkly hinted at, all back dropped by the greater moments in history: glimpses of Queens and presidents, marvels of the Victorian age, victorious campaigns for suffrage, and the enormous personal losses of the Great War.
You can print out the rest of the Promotional Information here.
Order your copy now
As I am self-publishing the run will be relatively small, so please make sure you order now to secure your copy. As an added incentive, for those of you who pre-order (before 22 June 2016) there is a discount.
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