{"product_id":"9781035408931","title":"Rachel Cockerell - Melting Point","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Rachel Cockerell. Themes include Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography, Jewish, History, Europe, Wars \u0026amp; Conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted For The Baillie Gifford Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books Of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes \u0026amp; Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Of The Year\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Book Of The Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e Book Of The Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne Of \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe Conversation's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e5 Best Non-Fiction Books Of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e '21 Nonfiction Books To Read This Spring' Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eA truly radical book; radical in subject, radical in form. For the most tragic reasons, it could not feel more immediate; and yet it's a fluid, fast-paced, hugely enjoyable and engaging read\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003cb\u003e- Andrew Marr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eUnforgettable... Non fiction will be different as a result\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003cb\u003e- Jonathan Freedland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'This is an extraordinarily original way of writing memoir, history and truth.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn enthralling book and a wonderful new writer\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003cb\u003e- Laura Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'So fascinating, so enjoyable, and beautifully told through diaries, memoirs, speeches and newspapers.' \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003ea remarkable book.\u003c\/i\u003e' - \u003cb\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On June 7th 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas. The man who persuades the passengers to go is David Jochelmann, Rachel Cockerell's great-grandfather. It marks the beginning of the Galveston Movement, a forgotten moment in history when 10,000 Jews fled to Texas in the lead-up to Wwi.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The charismatic leader of the movement is Jochelmann's closest friend, Israel Zangwill, whose novels have made him famous across Europe and America. As Eastern Europe becomes infected by anti-Semitic violence, Zangwill embarks on a desperate search across the continents for a temporary homeland: from Australia to Canada, Angola to Antarctica. He reluctantly settles on Galveston, Texas. He fears the Jewish people will be absorbed into the great American melting pot, but there is no other hope.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a highly inventive style, Cockerell uses exclusively source material to capture history as it unfolds, weaving together letters, diaries, memoirs, newspaper articles and interviews into a vivid account of those who were there. \u003ci\u003eMelting Point\u003c\/i\u003e follows Zangwill and the Jochelmann family through two world wars, to London, New York and Jerusalem - as their lives intertwine with some of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century, and each chooses whether to cling to their history or melt into their new surroundings. It is a story that asks what it means to belong, and what can be salvaged from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58030351647094,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781035408931.jpg?v=1780660873","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9781035408931","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}