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During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England,

Harry Bernstein’s selfless mother never stops dreaming of a better

life in America, no matter how unlikely. Then, one miraculous day

when Harry is twelve years old, steamship tickets arrive in the

mail, sent by an anonymous benefactor. Suddenly, a new life full of

the promise of prosperity seems possible–and the family sets sail

for America, meeting relatives in Chicago. For a time, they get a

taste of the good life: electric lights, a bathtub, a telephone.

But soon the harsh realities of the Great Depression envelop them.

Skeletons in the family closet come to light, mafiosi darken their

doorstep, family members are lost, and dreams are shattered. In the

face of so much loss, Harry and his mother must make a fateful

decision–one that will change their lives forever. And though he

has struggled for so long, there is an incredible bounty waiting

for Harry in New York: his future wife, Ruby. It is their romance

that will finally bring the peace and happiness that Harry’s mother

always dreamed was possible.

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Ninety-eight-year-old Harry Bernstein emigrated to the United

States with his family after World War I. He began writing his

acclaimed first book, The Invisible Wall, after the death of his

wife, Ruby. He has also been published in “My Turn” in Newsweek.

Bernstein lives in Brick, New Jersey, where he is working on

another book.

From the Hardcover edition.

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“Worthy . . . [follows] Bernstein’s family . . . as they

struggle to find a new life in America in 1922.”—USA Today

“Packed with carefully crafted dialogue and de*ions

that transport us, with keen verisimilitude, from working-class

England to Depression-era Chicago . . . Visceral, honest writing

[makes] Bernstein’s memoir impossible to put down.”—Jewish News

Weekly

“[A] wise, unsentimental memoir.”—New York Times

“Beneath the poignant de*ions of places and times past,

beneath the rising and falling patterns of these characters’ lives,

we hear what Wordsworth called ‘the still sad music of humanity.’

”—Washington Post Book World

“Gripping . . . a powerful story of courage, sacrifice,

determination, financial hardship and love.”—Jewish

Chronicle

“This little book is a marvel, sparely written by a man with almost

100 years experience.”—Deseret Morning News

书籍介绍

During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England, Harry Bernstein’s selfless mother never stops dreaming of a better life in America, no matter how unlikely. Then, one miraculous day when Harry is twelve years old, steamship tickets arrive in the mail, sent by an anonymous benefactor. Suddenly, a new life full of the promise of prosperity seems possible–and the family sets sail for America, meeting relatives in Chicago. For a time, they get a taste of the good life: electric lights, a bathtub, a telephone. But soon the harsh realities of the Great Depression envelop them. Skeletons in the family closet come to light, mafiosi darken their doorstep, family members are lost, and dreams are shattered. In the face of so much loss, Harry and his mother must make a fateful decision–one that will change their lives forever. And though he has struggled for so long, there is an incredible bounty waiting for Harry in New York: his future wife, Ruby. It is their romance that will finally bring the peace and happiness that Harry’s mother always dreamed was possible.