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Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English, by Natasha Solomons, narrated by James Adams, produced by Highbridge Company, downloaded from audible.com. At the start of World War II, Jack and Sadie Rosenblum flee Berlin for London with their baby daughter, Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Jack receives a pamphlet from the German Jewish Aid Committee on how to act like a proper Englishman. He follows it to the letter - Saville Row suits, the BBC, trips to Covent Garden, a Jaguar - and it works like a charm. The Rosenblums settle into a prosperous new life.Just one item on the list eludes him: An Englishman must be a member of a golf course. No golf course in England at the time will admit a Jew. But the list is now the guiding document in Jack's life. Seeing no other way to join a golf course, he decides to leave London, and move to the country where he will build his own golf course. He plans for this course to be finished in time to offer opening ceremonies on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. This book presents us with the more hidden prejudices of the British against the Jews during and after WW II, not so visible as those faced by the couple in Europe, but no less real. That Jack and Sadie ultimately succeed in this dream gives the book a warmth that makes it a very pleasant read. Of course, one must suspend judgment for things to come out right, but despite that I liked this book very much.