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The Dream: A Memoir

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Availability:In StockContributor:Harry BernsteinSeries:Random House Reader's CirclePublish date:2009-04-07Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ballantine GroupISBN-13:9780345503893ISBN-10:345503899UPC:9780345503893Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Emigration & Immigration, Love & RomanceSize:7.98 x 5.24 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.4894Product ID:SC4CAWAYHT
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ballantine GroupISBN-13:9780345503893ISBN-10:345503899UPC:9780345503893Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social Science, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Emigration & Immigration, Love & RomanceSize:7.98 x 5.24 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.4894Product ID:SC4CAWAYHT
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.
Publisher: Ballantine Group

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