![]() ![]() Read more father and son the elusive peace which they both desperately crave. She won the Booker Prize in 1970 for The Elected Member, and 45 years later this little gem of a book deserves a new audience. Only Bella, the unmarried sister, still in her childhood white ankle socks, can reach across the abyss of pain to bring. Bernice Rubens writes concisely but powerfully, and we are drawn in to a place where we care deeply for these characters. For Rbbi Zweck, Norman's father, his son's deterioration is a bitter reminder of his own guilt and failure. For Norman, his committal to a mental hospital represents the ultimate act of betrayal. until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and paranoia. Infant prodigy brilliant barrister the apple of his parents' eyes. ![]() Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London. Infant prodigy, brilliant barrister, the apple of his parents' eyes - until at 41 he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and paranoia. Norman is the clever one of a closely-knit Jewish family in London's East End. Description for The Elected Member Paperback. ![]()
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