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Jane Bernstein

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Jane Bernstein's new novel, The Face Tells the Secret, was published by Regal House in the fall of 2019. She is the author of five previous books, among them the memoirs Bereft - A Sister's Story, and Rachel in the World. Jane is a lapsed screenwriter and an essayist whose work has been widely published in such places as Creative Nonfiction, The Sun, and the New York Times Magazine. In 2018, her essay “Still Running” was chosen for Best American Sports Writing 2018, and Gina from Siberia, a picture book she wrote with her daughter Charlotte Glynn was published. Her grants and awards include two National Endowment Fellowships in Creative Writing and a Fulbright Fellowship. She is a professor of English and a member of the Creative Writing Pr ...more

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	Gina From Siberia by Jane Bernstein (Goodreads Author), Charlotte Glynn, Anya Desnitskaya (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rachel in the World: A Memoir 3.76 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bereft: A Sister's Story 3.78 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving Rachel: A Family's Journey from Grief 3.91 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Face Tells the Secret 4.31 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Departures 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Minutes in Heaven 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1986	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erstarrte Gefühle it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Algeria Is Beautiful Like America by Olivia Burton & Mahi Grand

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