Beautifully written.Insightful, as to strong feelings in the early 20th century. So very different now in the 21st century

What a wonderful true story about a Jewish family and how life was for them in England. Mr. Bernstein is a brilliant author and I was so glad he shared his childhood with me. I read the book in 2 days. I couldn't put it down. Just a wonderful story.

Jews in England before and immediately after WWI from a young boy's perspective. Very moving and interesting.

Our group found a lot to talk about after reading this book and it rated an average of 3.55 out of a scale of 5 with 10 reviewers.. One of the truly remarkable aspects is the age of the author!

Read this book before when it first came out and I liked it so well that recommended and read again for book club. Good discussion book and informative book about \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'the good old days\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' that weren\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t all that good or free of distrust or heartbreak and stubborn destructive traditions for both sides.

written in 2008 when the author was 92! He wrote this after his wife died. time period is right before WW I , set in England, where Harry's family can barely make ends meet. His father prefers to spend his money on drinking and gambling and it is Harry's mom that holds the family together. there is an "invisible wall" on Harry's street where christians live on one side and the Jews live on the other. Harry's sister does the unthinkable and falls in love with a christian and Harry must keep the secret.
this is a memoir. the author did write a sequel to this book which i have not read.