Any Old IronA story of survival and the destinies of two families, one Welsh, and one Jewish, who are bound together by marriage. The novel revolves on a modern update of the Excalibur legend. Among the historical figures fictionalised in the novel are Chaim Weizmann, A. J. Cronin, Winston Churchill, Éamon de Valera, Anthony Eden and Joseph Stalin. The action centres on the progress of a Welsh-Jewish family through the tumultuous first half of the 20th century and culminates in the birth of ]Israel. |
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