Ebook {Epub PDF} The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers by Harry Bernstein

The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers. Harry Bernstein, Random House. pp. ISBN Summary. There are places that I have never forgotten. A little cobbled street in a smoky mill town in the North of England has haunted me for the greater part of my life.  · Harry Louis Bernstein was a British-born American writer whose first published book, The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers, dealt with his abusive, alcoholic father, the anti-Semitism he encountered growing up in a Lancashire mill town (Stockport - now part of Greater Manchester) in northwest England, and the Romeo and Juliet-like romance experienced by his sister 4/5. ” The narrow street where Harry Bernstein grew up, in a small English mill town, was seemingly unremarkable. It was identical to countless other streets in countless other working-class 4/5(10).

His novel, The Smile, was published in but sold poorly. He is best known for his three memoirs: The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers (), The Dream (), and The Golden Willow: The Story of a Lifetime of Love (). He died on June 3, at the age of Bernstein, Harry. The invisible wall: a love story that broke barriers / Harry Bernstein. p. cm. 1. Bernstein, Harry—Childhood and youth. 2. Bernstein, Harry—Homes and haunts—England—Lancashire. 3. Authors, American—21st century—Biography 4. Jews—England—Biography. 5. Lancashire (England)—Social life and customs. I. Title. Praise For The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers "Harry Bernstein returns home and, magically, takes us with him. With its dancing prose and captivating descriptions of neighborhood life, we experience with the child Harry all the wonder, thrill, and heartbreak of being a working-class kid learning to navigate the balkanized.

This is the story of Harry Bernstein's life as a very young child growing up in early 20th century England on a street people by Christians on one side and Jews on the other. Despite their proximity and interdependence, there is an "invisible wall" that separates them. The enchanting true story of a love affair that broke down the walls that divided a neighborhood. Bernstein has written a wonderfully charming and moving tale of working class life, social divide, and forbidden love on the eve of the First World War. ” The narrow street where Harry Bernstein grew up, in a small English mill town, was seemingly unremarkable. It was identical to countless other streets in countless other working-class.