Jane Bernstein
Teacher, Speaker, Advocate
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Works by Jane Bernstein
The Face Tells the Secret
Even the name on her birth certificate was different from the one she thought was hers.
Gina from Siberia
Based on the true story of Gina, a wire-haired terrier, whose human family snuck her out of Siberia.
Bereft
In the summer of 1966 Jane’s adored older sister, Laura, was stabbed to death by a stranger, for no apparent reason.
Rachel in the World
Jane thought that learning to accept her daughter’s disabilities meant her struggles were over. But as Rachel grew up and needed more than a parent’s devotion, both mother and daughter were confronted with formidable obstacles.
Loving Rachel
Rachel was only six weeks old when Jane and her husband were told she was blind and would never see more than light and shadow.
Second Lives: Tales from Two Cities
What is a city? Do people make cities or do cities make people? And can cities have second lives?
Seven Minutes in Heaven
One day Polly’s friend Jeff showed up at her doorstep, wanting to move in.
Departures
Lydia, a young woman living in Greenwich Village, was on her way to becoming the scientist she dreamed of being as a child. Then she met Kramer…