A Break in the Chain

The Early Kozminskys

By: TANGEA TANSLEY

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Paperback | 14 February 2022

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In the heady days of the Victorian gold rush, Simon Kozminsky established a jewellery house that would gain world renown. But behind the glittering fa§ade of wealth and glamour lay a darker sadder story: a mysterious family rift.

In an extraordinary coincidence, the cause of this life-long estrangement was painted by Australia's pre-eminent artist of the time, Frederick McCubbin. The portrait depicts the young Irish woman, Eileen Watkins, who unwittingly drove a wedge between father and son.

A Break in the Chain is a brilliant imagining of three generations of real-life Kozminskys. Tangea Tansley brings alive the Melbourne of the past in a tantalising tale of fortune and faith, love and betrayal.

Industry Reviews

'This is a warm, lively, empathetic novel full of fascinating social history' Sydney Morning Herald

'At the core of the book is Judaism and what it means when affection strays beyond religious barriers. Tansley records the lives of her ancestors, not in dry prose but in an imaginative, fictive construct.' The Sunday Age

'An engaging story that will resonate with anyone who has ever witnessed the deep, astonishing antagonism to an interfaith relationship, and the permanent damage to family ties that such antagonism can cause.'

Bracha Rafael, Galus Australis

'Richly researched, splendidly illuminating. A Break in the Chain offers insider history, the private story beyond the public history, an emotionally dense and intriguing Australian story of high achievement, and of cultures and traditions in rich conflict.' Writer and academic Michael Meehan

'A bold and imaginative history, told with the dedication of the historian and the imaginative flair of the novelist...A well-written and gripping book and far more than the story of a migrant family...' Novelist and literary critic Alan Gold

'A beautifully written imagining of three generations of her family.'

Herald Sun

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