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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. sogni sono importanti nella casa di Harry. Un mattino, quando Harry ha dodici anni, il postino recapita una busta misteriosa. Quando Harry la apre e vede uscire i biglietti per il piroscafo diretto oltreoceano, non crede ai suoi occhi. Improvvisamente una nuova vita piena di promesse sembra possibile e la famiglia attraversa per l’ultima volta la strada di ciottoli sotto casa, dice addio a Lancashire in cui ha vissuto per anni e si mette in viaggio per raggiungere Chicago. Harry è senza parole: per la prima volta vede una grande città, mentre con i fratelli può finalmente godersi gli agi desiderati per anni, la luce elettrica, una vasca da bagno, il telefono. Ma la Grande Depressione non risparmia nessuno e risveglia i fantasmi che sembravano relegati nel passato. Secondo libro e continuazione della saga della famiglia Bernstein. Libro che a tratti ho trovato ripetitivo e a tratti al quanto interessante e il finale mi ha fatto piangere.. Non posso non menzionare nuovamente la grande figura di questa madre, di come sia riuscita anche nelle difficoltà a trasmettere sogni e speranze ai suoi figli.. Il "nonno" le permetterà di realizzare il suo sogno, l'America, pagandogli i biglietti per la traversata in nave e lei, orgogliosa come era, si era ripromessa di ripagarlo appena fosse stata in grado di farlo. Viene poi a sapere che il nonno era stato ulteriormente generoso con lei e questo le fu fatale, dato che per tutta la vita ha sempre pensato agli altre e mai a se stessa. Donna che ha avuto poco o niente dalla vita ma che è stata tanto amata dai suoi figlio e in particolar modo da Harry, il quale a 94 anni, dopo la morte della sua adorata Ruby, decide di raccontare le peripezie della sua famiglia, lasciandoci una bella testimonianza. A continuation of Harry Bernstein's life in volume 2 of his memoirs, this one on the challenges to the family of the trip from England to the U.S. and then assimilation beginning in 1922. Harry, the curious one, seemed to do well in fitting in. Like his older brother, Joe, he figured out what he needed to do to blend in best. Rose, who was so unbending, constantly fought life to get it on her terms, something she never accomplished and no doubt died an embittered and unsatisfied woman. Harry is the first in the family to graduate from high school (in fact, he may be the first who attended high school). Sydney achieved his mother's dream and graduated from college (unfortunately she didn't live to see it). I felt such sympathy for Harry's mother who encountered one hurdle after another she had to overcome on behalf of her family, not least was her husband, a combative alcoholic. She was the hero in these books. THE DREAM is volume two in Harry Bernstein's memoir trilogy. This one takes Harry from his arrival in America at 12 years old - along with his parents and five siblings - until he meets and marries his wife at age 25 (in 1935). The first of his family to graduate from high school, Harry finally stands up to his brute of a father in a violent confrontation and escapes with his mother and youngest brother to New York, leaving his father in a Chicago jail. In NYC during the depths of the Great Depression, he struggles for years to find meaningful work. Tough times. I loved THE INVISIBLE WALL, and this book is every bit as good - a moving, beautifully written page-turner. Highly recommended. (And now on to volume three, THE GOLDEN WILLOW.) sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Biography & Autobiography.
Family & Relationships.
Sociology.
Nonfiction.
HTML:??Dreams played an important part in our lives in those early days in England. Our mother invented them for us to make up for all the things we lacked and to give us some hope for the future.? During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England, Harry Bernstein??s selfless mother struggles to keep her six children fed and clothed. But she never stops dreaming of a better life in America, no matter how unlikely. Then, one miraculous day when Harry is twelve years old, steamships 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. Harry is mesmerized by the city: the cars, the skyscrapers, and the gorgeous vistas of Lake Michigan. For a time, the family gets 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. With a compelling cast and evocative settings, Harry Bernstein??s extraordinary account of his hardscrabble youth in Depression-era Chicago and New York will grip you from the very first page. Full of humor, drama, and romance, this tale of hope and dreams coming true en Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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