A noted Jewish author describes her Depression-era upbringing in the Upper Midwest. Ruth Brin draws loving portraits of her family and outlines the story of her paternal grandparents who settled in St. Paul, Minnesota, from Austria-Hungary in the late 1880s. Original poems and stories are interwoven throughout the memoir making BITTERSWEET BERRIES a compelling narrative of one woman's beginnings and growth as an accomplished writer and religious thinker. Photos.
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A noted Jewish author describes her Depression-era upbringing in the Upper Midwest. Ruth Brin draws loving portraits of her family and outlines the story of her paternal grandparents who settled in St. Paul, Minnesota, from Austria-Hungary in the late 1880s. Original poems and stories are interwoven throughout the memoir making BITTERSWEET BERRIES a compelling narrative of one woman's beginnings and growth as an accomplished writer and religious thinker. Photos.
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