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<p>In 1939 the influential architect Berthold Lubetkin abruptly left his thriving career in London and dropped out of sight, moving with his wife to a desolate farm in rural Gloucestershire. Life in the house the Lubetkins named &#8220;World&#8217;s End&#8221; was far from idyllic for their three children. Louise Kehoe and her siblings lived in an atmosphere of oppressive isolation, while their tyrannical father&#8212;at times charming and witty but usually a terrorist in a <br>self-styled Stalinist hell&#8212;badgered and belittled them during his fits of self-loathing. Even his true identity remained an enigma. That secret was never divulged during her father&#8217;s lifetime, but Louise&#8217;s quest to unearth its tragic origins&#8212;her relentless piecing together of the clues she found after his death&#8212;is a remarkable story, written with extraordinary grace, style, and imagination, of an identity and a heritage lost and found.</p><h3>Jewish Book World</h3><p>In 1939, accomplished avant-garde architect, Russian born Lubetkin, age 40, abruptly left his successful practice in London and moved his wife and three small children to a desolute farm in rural England. It was ano

Author

Louise Kehoe

Publisher

New York: Schocken Books: Distributed by Pantheon Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307557056

Subjects

Memoir, Family & Relationships, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.32 / 5 (95 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14