kˈæɹəlˌaɪn mˈʊɹhɛd, ɐn ɐklˈeɪmd baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ, ˌɔn ɹᵻvjˈuːɪŋ ðɪs bˈʊk, ɹˈoʊt ʌv hɪz skˈɑːlɚli ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən əvə fˈæmɪliz lˈaɪf mɛtˈɪkjʊləsli dɹˈɔːn fɹʌm ˈɑːɹkaɪvz ænd kəlˈɛkʃənz ʌv pˈeɪpɚz ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ, ɹˈʌʃə, bˈɛldʒəm ænd ˈɪzɹiːəl ænd fˈæmɪli dˈaɪɚɹiz, lˈɛɾɚz ænd ˈɪntɚvjˌuːz.
Caroline Moorehead, an acclaimed biographer, on reviewing this book, wrote of his scholarly reconstruction of a family's life meticulously drawn from archives and collections of papers in the UK, Russia, Belgium and Israel and family diaries, letters and interviews.