Laurence Kershook

Author

Now a novelist, I’ve previously been a teacher, education consultant and gigging jazz musician. I grew up and went to school in Hackney, East London.

I completed The Broygus, my first novel, after an inspiring year as a participant in London City University’s Novel Studio. It's now available on Amazon in paperback and as an e-book.

The Broygus is the history of a Jewish East End family torn apart by events spanning three-quarters of the twentieth century and one family member’s determination to see the hurts healed and the conflicts laid to rest.

“Hackney, East London, 1976. Esther’s old and terminally ill. She’s living alone in a shabby one-room flat with her faded photos and confused snatches of memory. Her only friend is Sam, a young man who’s appeared from nowhere and reminds her of someone, if only she could remember who.”

Please contact me at thebroygus@gmail.com