| The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers Contributor(s): Bernstein, Harry (Author), Lee, John (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786160802 ISBN-13: 9780786160808 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: The enchanting true story of a love affair that broke down the walls that divided a neighborhood, bringing to mind the memoirs of Michael Patrick McDonald and Frank McCourt. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 7.05" W x 5.66" (0.51 lbs) 8 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This enchanting true story, written when the author was ninety-three, is a moving tale of working-class life, social divide, and forbidden love on the eve of the first World War. The narrow street on which Harry grew up appeared identical to countless other working-class English neighborhoods--except for the invisible wall that ran down the center of the street, dividing the Jewish families on one side from the Christians on the other. The geographical distance may have been yards, but socially, it was miles. Families on either side did not speak or meet. But when Harry's older sister fell for the boy across the street, Harry became a go-between for the lovers, crossing the great divide to hide their secret. When the truth inevitably came out, Harry had to decide, at a very young age, what he believed was morally right. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bernstein, Harry: - Harry Bernstein immigrated to the United States with his family after World War I. He has written all his life but started writing The Invisible Wall following the death of his wife Ruby. His second book, The Dream, was published in 2008. He lives in Brick, New Jersey. Lee, John: -John Lee, a stage actor and writer and a coproducer of feature films, has narrated more than one hundred audiobooks of every conceivable genre, earning some three dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award. |