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开 本: 大32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780345503893
“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
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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