Harry Bernsteins' childhood in the industrial north of England in the shadow of the First World War is one of hardship and hostility. His brutish father spends what little he earns at the tailoring shop on drink, while his devoted mother survives on her dreams: that new shoes might secure Harry's ad[...]

"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. It was inevitable that I should write about it and the people who lived on both sides of its 'Invisible Wall.' "
The narrow street w[...]

En modern klassiker! Den osynliga väggen är en underbart rik, gripande och myllrande barndomsskildring om en judisk familj i England vid tiden kring första världskriget. Författaren till boken var Harry Bernstein, som gjorde sin sensationella debut vid 96-års ålder. Bernstein levandegör en [...]