Rachel Lichtenstein is a social historian. Her acclaimed books include Estuary, longlisted for the Gordon Burns Prize, Diamond Street, On Brick Lane, shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the cult classic Rodinsky’s Room, co-authored with Iain Sinclair. Rachel is Professor of Creative Non-Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University where she co-directs the Centre for Place Writing. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at Manchester University’s Jewish Studies Department, and former archivist and historian at London’s oldest Ashkenazi synagogue. Her work has featured at Jewish Museums in Paris, Amsterdam, London, and Manchester. Rachel is also a trained sculptor, whose art has been exhibited at venues in Britain and internationally, including the Whitechapel Gallery, the Barbican and the British Library.

PRAISE FOR RACHEL LICHTENSTEIN

Rachel Lichtenstein is a social historian. Her acclaimed books include Estuary, longlisted for the Gordon Burns Prize, Diamond Street, On Brick Lane, shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the cult classic Rodinsky’s Room, co-authored with Iain Sinclair. Rachel is Professor of Creative Non-Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University where she co-directs the Centre for Place Writing. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at Manchester University’s Jewish Studies Department, and former archivist and historian at London’s oldest Ashkenazi synagogue. Her work has featured at Jewish Museums in Paris, Amsterdam, London, and Manchester. Rachel is also a trained sculptor, whose art has been exhibited at venues in Britain and internationally, including the Whitechapel Gallery, the Barbican and the British Library.

PRAISE FOR RACHEL LICHTENSTEIN

Rachel Lichtenstein is a social historian. Her acclaimed books include Estuary, longlisted for the Gordon Burns Prize, Diamond Street, On Brick Lane, shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the cult classic Rodinsky’s Room, co-authored with Iain Sinclair. Rachel is Professor of Creative Non-Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University where she co-directs the Centre for Place Writing. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at Manchester University’s Jewish Studies Department, and former archivist and historian at London’s oldest Ashkenazi synagogue. Her work has featured at Jewish Museums in Paris, Amsterdam, London, and Manchester. Rachel is also a trained sculptor, whose art has been exhibited at venues in Britain and internationally, including the Whitechapel Gallery, the Barbican and the British Library.

PRAISE FOR RACHEL LICHTENSTEIN