A collection of autobiographical stories about growing up in the Jewish East End in the 1930s, bringing to life an immigrant generation's abrasive encounter with the anglicising power of schooling. The collection includes accounts of his Jewish Communist family's conflicts with authority, and combating fascists at the Battle of Cable Street.
This edition includes a new introduction by Harold’s son, well-known poet and children’s writer Michael Rosen.
This edition includes a new introduction by Harold’s son, well-known poet and children’s writer Michael Rosen.