Magnolia Street was an instant success on its first publication in 1932, running to many editions.
Available again for a new generation
Magnolia Street is a novel on a grand scale, reminiscent of Arnold Bennett in its invocation of place and time
The book describes “the crowded years” between 1910 and 1930, and the difficult relations between immigrant Jews and their English neighbours.
Themes of conflict and assimilation facing migrant and host are still current.
Louis Golding was one of Britain’s best selling writers in the 30s and 40s and was popular into the 1950s. He wrote over 40 books of fiction and non-fiction, including on boxing, haute cuisine and politics.
Magnolia Street became a play and was later made into a TV film.
Introduced by Hugh Cecil, author of Imperial Marriage, Clever Hearts and several other biographies and works on WW1.
