Harry Bernstein was born into a world of hardship and suffering in a northern mill town, in the shadow of the First World War.His brutish father spends what little he earns at the tailoring shop on drink, while his devoted mother survives on her dreams - that new shoes might secure Harry's admission to a fancy school, that her daughter might marry well, and that one day they might all escape this grinding poverty for the paradise of America.But as the years go by, life for the Bernsteins on their narrow cobbled street remains a daily struggle to make ends meet. For young Harry though, most distressing are his fears for his adored elder sister Lily, who is risking all by pursuing a forbidden love...
Vorwort
An extraordinary portrait of a lost world - powerful, moving and utterly unforgettable...
Autorentext
Vorwort
An extraordinary portrait of a lost world - powerful, moving and utterly unforgettable...
Autorentext
97-year-old Harry Bernstein emigrated to the USA with his family after the First World War. He has written all his life, but started writing THE INVISIBLE WALL following the death of his wife of 67 years, Ruby. He lives in Brick, New Jersey.
Titel
The Invisible Wall
Autor
EAN
9781407059778
ISBN
978-1-4070-5977-8
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
30.03.2010
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.43 MB
Anzahl Seiten
336
Jahr
2010
Untertitel
Englisch
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