Alien Son by Judah Waten

Alien Son

by Judah Waten

(Australian Classics)

Lloyd O'Neil, 1974, ISBN 0855582219, hardcover, dust-jacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing to edges and corners, previous owners book plate on front end-paper, small tear at spine on front end-paper, top fore-edge a little dusty, dust-jacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing to edges (see photographs)

"Alien Son, in simple yet rich language, is the story of a Russian family settling in Australia in the years before the first World War.  Waten tells of life in his home, among the family's Jewish friends, among his new Australian playmates, on his father's bottle-o rounds - of their hopes, despairs, the comedies and tragedies - all told with the warmth, understanding, and sometimes lack of understanding, that is felt by a child finding himself between the two worlds.  His attempts to reconcile the demands of these two worlds rarely meet with success; often they end in situations that are at once poignantly sad and humorous."