From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Roger cohen is a columnist for the new york times. his new book is called the girl from human street. it tells the story of his family and explores the nature of modern jewish identity. I am pleased to have him at this table. Just thinking about this, before you made the commitment to do it, what goes through your mind . Is it the imperative to do it . Is it that you have to convince yourself to do it, because you know it is going to be easy . There was the imperative, because there were mysteries in my family i wanted to explore. On the other hand, doing something so personal is always very difficult. My editor, john siegel at knopf, if he had not pushed me, i might have shied away from it. I was going to write a book about iran. He said, that is a little depressing. Why not write about suicide, loss, displacement . Which is the story of your family. It is a story of love. I dont want to give too negative an impression. It moves
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Roger cohen is a columnist for the new york times. His new book is called the girl from human street. It explores the nature of modern jewish identity. I am pleased to have him at this table. Just thinking about this, before you made the commitment to do it, what goes through your mind . Is it you have to commit yourself to do it, because you know it is going to be easy . There was the imperative because there were mysteries in my family i wanted to explore. On the other hand, doing something so personal is always very difficult. My editor, john siegel if yet not pushed me, i might have shied away from it. I was going to write a book about iran. He said, that is a little depressing. Why not write about suicide, loss displacement. It is a story of love. It moves from lithuania . To britain. To israel. Than the United States. The family has been on the move for war generations four generations. In the u. S. , we think of immigratio
(Bloomberg) Crystal Lau’s parents fled mainland China for Hong Kong when she was a child. Thirty years later she and her husband, Davy, have made a longer journey. They are making a new home in the city of Sheffield, in the north of England, where they have set up a food-delivery business.