21 APRIL 1923, Page 21

Their Chosen People. By Mrs. C. A. Nicholson. (Hutchinson. 7s.

6d. net.) A careful study of a Jewish family. The interest of the story depends on the hold which traditional Jewish ceremonies maintain on the principal character, Conrad Levine, who is otherwise modern in temperament. The attraction and repulsion of ancestral customs and modes of thought are well realized, although Conrad's sentimental devotion to the memory of his unfortunate Aunt Miriam fails to convince the reader that he would have insisted for so long a time in bringing up her detestable son in the house with his own children.

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