My Name is Stramer

A richly evocative and moving new novel following an ordinary Polish Jewish family in the years preceding the Second World War.

“Wise, world-weary and wry, and with an authenticity to its time that makes [this book] feel like a rediscovered classic.” —The Times

Though he returned from America penniless, Nathan Stramer still daydreams of a better life as he struggles to make ends meet back the small Polish town of Tarnów. Raising 6 children with his wife Rywka, he chases hare-brained schemes ...