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The Dream: A Memoir (Random House Reader's Circle)

by Harry Bernstein

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"Drømmen" fortsetter der "Den usynlige muren" sluttet. Den dagen det ankommer Amerika-billetter i posten, får Harrys mor endelig oppfylt sin store drøm om å flytte til USA. Dessverre følger den fordrukne faren med på lasset ...

Vi befinner oss midt under depresjonen, og jobber vokser ikke på trær. Familien Bernstein sliter med å holde hodet over vannet, særlig når det lille moren klarer å legge til side alltid blir drukket opp av faren.

Moren drømmer om at guttene hennes skal få seg en utdannelse, men også det viser seg å bli vanskelig. Harrys arkitektdrømmer legges på is, og etter at han gifter seg med Ruby, håper han å slå gjennom som forfatter. Heller ikke det lykkes, og i stedet må han livnære seg med å lese mengder med bøker for et forlag og avgi anbefalinger. Moren klarer aldri å frigjøre seg helt fra sin fordrukne mann, til sønnenes store fortvilelse.

Til slutt får vi også greie på hvem som sendte Amerika-billettene, og hvorfor vedkommende gjorde det.

Boka gikk rett hjem hos meg. I den grad noe trekker ned, må det være at jeg synes forfatteren er vel overtydelig når han skal forklare ting. Samtidig er det beundringsverdig at han skrev både denne og den forrige selvbiografien mens han nærmet seg 100 år. ( )
  Rose-Marie | Oct 29, 2008 |
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Dedicated to Ruby, whose love made the dream come true
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Dreams played an important part in our lives in those early days in England.
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During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England, 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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During the hard and bitter years of his youth in England, Harry Bernstein's selfless mother never stops dreaming of a better life in America. Then, one miraculous day when Harry is twelve, steamship tickets arrive anonymously in the mail. 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, 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. Harry and his mother must make a fateful decision--one that will change their lives forever. And there is an incredible bounty waiting for Harry in New York: his future wife, Ruby. Their romance finally brings the peace and happiness that Harry's mother always dreamed was possible.--From publisher description.… (more)

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