''Prepare to be seriously charmed.'' The Times

''A treat of a book.'' Guardian

''Utterly charming and very funny'' - Paul Torday, author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

A charming novel about an irrepressible man, his long-suffering wife and a Very English dream.

Jack Rosenblum is five foot three and a half inches of sheer tenacity. He''s writing a list so he can become a Very English Gentleman.

List item 41: An Englishman buys his marmalade from Fortnum and Mason.
It''s 1952, and despite his best efforts, his bid to blend in is fraught with unexpected hurdles - including his wife. Sadie doesn''t want to forget where they came from or the family they''ve lost. And she shows no interest in getting a purple rinse.

List item 112: An Englishman keeps his head in a crisis, even when he''s risking everything.
Jack leads a reluctant Sadie deep into the English countryside in pursuit of a dream. Here, in a land of woolly pigs, bluebells and jitterbug cider, they embark on an impossible task...