This a gripping tale of a number of Mr Freeland's antecedents.
Their stories are interwoven with some of the key events of the Twentieth Century.
The lives portrayed are both inspirational and same time a sad reflection on the shallow and cynical world in which we find ourselves today.
However the one minor fault, I feel, is in the final chapter. I find this an unconvincing attempt to rationalise the conflicts of his Jewish (largely secular) identity and the world of progressive/socialist though to which the rest of his identity belongs.