Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The Jews of Frankfurt were a distinguished, cultured, affluent community. This sprawling novel traces the history of one fictional family in that community from the peaceful, comfortable years of the early 20th century down to the beginning of the Holocaust. It ought to be the kind of stuff made for a Jewish Galsworthy, and indeed it is; the trouble is, Ms. Tennenbaum does not have the master's touch. We see an endless parade of interesting characters that make up the Wertheim family; but their interactions with each other and with German society are merely penciled in, along too straight a line. This is a good try that did not succeed." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)