This book relates the stories told to the Author by her Grandfather of he and his families flight from the Russian Pogroms in 1889 & how they settled in the East End of London. The story continues with the Authors own memories of life in the East End. It charts the lives of her & her brothers & sister right through until 1940. It is a personal story of tragedy , comedy & love. A must if you are of a Jewish Immigrant background.