The Invisible Wall : : a Love Story That Broke Barriers
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Invisible Wall submitted by ErinDurrett on March 16, 2010, 10:07am At the age of 93, Harry Bernstein started writing a book about his childhood in a mill town in Northern England, where an "Invisible Wall " seemed to separate the Jewish and Christian families. At the age of 96, Invisible Wall: a Love Story that Broke Barriers was published and filled with the memories of Harry's absent alcoholic father, hardworking loving mother, characters from both the Christian and Jewish side of the street, and of course the forbidden romance between his older sister Lily and a Christian boy, Arthur, that lived on the other side of the "wall". Berstein describes the neighborhood with vivid recollection and makes you feel as if you are walking the cobblestone roads with him. If you read and enjoy this book, you might try Bernstein's later memoir The Dream centering around his family's journey to America when he was 12.
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New York : Ballantine Books, 2007.
Year Published: 2007
Description: 297 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0345495802
9780345495808
SUBJECTS
Bernstein, Harry -- Childhood and youth.
Bernstein, Harry -- Homes and haunts -- Lancashire.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Jews -- England -- Biography.
Lancashire (England) -- Social life and customs.