The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel - August 5, 2004

The secret purposes, beautifully bound blackboards silver titling on the spine minimal edge ware, purple end papers,.. inscribed to Dimitri by the author 2005 blue ink.....THE SECRET PURPOSES, David Baddiel's third novel, takes us into a little-known - somewhat submerged area of British history: the internment of German Jewish refugees on the Isle of Man during the Second World War. Isaac Fabian, on the run with his young family from Nazism in East Prussia, comes to Britain assuming he has found asylum, but instead finds himself drowning in the morass of ignorance, half-truth, prejudice, and suspicion that makes up government attitudes to German Jews in 1940... June Murray, a translator from the Ministry of Information, stands out - and when she comes to the island on a personal mission to uncover solid evidence of Nazi atrocities, her meeting with Isaac will have far-reaching consequences for both of them. A haunting and beautifully written tale of love, displacement and survival.....The secret purposes-David Baddiel, Publisher Little, Brown (August 5, 2004)..First-edition UK copy inscribed by author-ISBN- 0316859311-978-0316859318,About 6.34 x 1.42 x 9.57 in... copyright held by author, Cover images Black Sheep - UK Typeset in Saban by M Rules, printed bound Great Britain Clay's limited, st. Ives plc . 416 pages.. subjects internees , WW2, Judaism history, historical novelized love story... heavier books are a bit more expensive - time-consuming to pack & ship..Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer..SECRET PURPOSES 6250 GRN HIST 21MK