The Good American: A Novel Based On True Events

By Ursula Maria Mandel

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595160328
• ISBN13: 9780595160327
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Writers Club Pr
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Buy this Book Now....Highly Recommended

All whose lives have been touched by the ravages of war bear in their memory forever the grief, losses, and struggles to grasp some meaning for living out the balance of their days. The post-war adjustments for many perhaps never end. Time has a way of mending broken hearts but the wounds and scars of war heal very slowly. We meet people every day whose lives have been changed immeasurably by conflict and many of their stories never get into print. The several life stories that are woven so ingeniously in The Good American are reminders of many who have coped courageously with adversity and found a way not only to survive, but also to use their limited resources and native talents for remaking of an orderly world. Ursula Mandel, who grew up in postwar Germany, weaves a tale of ordinary people who did extraordinary things. The warm German hospitality I found as an American officer stationed in Wiesbaden three decades after World War II had ended grew out of a mutual respect Americans and Germans had one for another. Americans I knew immensely admired the German work ethic and ingenuity, their clean streets and homes, their delicious strudels, their superb automobiles, but most of all their determination to rebuild their cities and lives. Ursula Mandel's book is a benediction and compliment to those Americans and Germans who loved and cared enough to forge a lasting friendship for our two countries. The book has the essentials for a powerful cinema and I hope to see the story come alive on the big screen.

The Best Book I've Read in Ages!

This truly is the best book I have read in a very long time. I read it in two days, because I simply could not put it down. It almost seemed like it was two stories in one. I was anxious to find out what would happen with Penelope and Alex, but also wanted to know the whole story of Ruth and Alex's father. The book was so well written, I felt like I was right there, watching everything happen. The book also gives us a different look at the war and how it affected people that is not written in any history book. I have already bought two more books to give as gifts and will definitely recommend "The Good American" to anyone who enjoys reading.

Wonderful Novel! Love, Adventure, Struggle, and War!

I hardly ever read for leisure, it is always a text book or some manual. When I do read for leisure, it takes me weeks to get through it. Not this book! I read it in 3 days, I could not put it down! I lived in Germany for 4 years, and never did I 'see' Germany as I did in this book. A wonderful story, with a story-line that everyone can follow and feel a connection with. Men, Women, Young and Old can truly enjoy this book. If you haven't read a really good book in a while, I suggest this one! It will remind you why it's good to be alive!

A must read!

This book is wonderful. I too was unable to put it down once I started. It shows the genuine spirit of mothers, sisters and family. You will be amazed at the lengths a loyal sister will go to free her neice from Berlin after WWII. It is a must have for your collection.

The Good American

I could not put this book down once I began reading. It begins innocently enough when two people meet. One tells a gripping story of how her own Mother returned a child to its parent under harrowing circumstances after the Second World War. The other learns to hold his father in high esteem for the first time since childhood. A book that is well worth reading.