Books for Adults - The Secret Purposes

About the Book

The Secret Purposes tells the story of Isaac Fabian, the Communist son of a liberal rabbi from Konigsberg in Germany, who flees to Cambridge with his wife and daughter to escape Nazi persecution. As World War II breaks out Isaac is interred as an enemy alien on the Isle of Man where he meets June Murray, a Ministry of Information translator.

About the Author
David Baddiel is a comedian and television presenter and is probably best known for his partnership with Frank Skinner. David Baddiel was born in 1964. His mother was born in Nazi Germany and came to Britain with her parents before the outbreak of World War II. The Secret Purposes is partly based on his own grandfather’s experience as an internee on the Isle of Man.

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