Macbain was born in Scotland but moved to Ireland in the 1960s with a bicycle, a suitcase and a tent. His subsequent careers have included butler, footman, farmer, a restorer of an ancient h... read more
Four generations, from Ukrainian shtetls via the Holocaust to influence in Washington DC. The author is the mother of Jonathan S F, whose first novel 'Everything Is Illuminated' (2002) also ... read more