The book includessixBritishsmall prosewritersof different generations, fromthe well-knownin Russia,Muriel Sparkis nottransferredto thestillto RussianRuthJhabvala,CliveSinclairand JonathanWilson.Their storiesabout the lifeof BritishJewsin the twentiethcenturydistinguished bya deeppsychologicalandsubtle humor, Englishand Hebrewsimultaneously.
Some of thestoriesof the collectionfirst came outin Englishback inthe sixties, butdidnot loserelevance, becausecross-culturaldifferences andissuesof national identityover timedo not lose thesharpness.