- Taschenbuch: 264 Seiten
- Verlag: iUniverse (2. Januar 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0595160328
- ISBN-13: 978-0595160327
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (2 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.020.654 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Cinderella with a Twist: The manuscript of a novel, written by the daughter of his father's mistress and reconstructed from a childhood memory, becomes the catalyst of change for a man who cannot forgive his father's infidelity.
The manuscript tells the story of a young American pilot and a destitute but spirited young mother who, in 1948, won't take no for an answer when shE decides to whisk her sister's small daughter out of Berlin on the very day the Russians blockade the city.
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This book is dedicated, among others, to the Good American, wherever he is now. One can't write such a book, however, without also dedicating it to all the women who, after some insanity--whenever and wherever--manage, somehow, and unflinchingly, to pick up the pieces and to go on.
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On a summer day in 1948, Ruth Karstens, a young widow, and Pauli, her five-year-old niece, made their way gingerly down a densely forested mountain somewhere in eastern Germany. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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On a summer day in 1948, Ruth Karstens, a young widow, and Pauli, her five-year-old niece, made their way gingerly down a densely forested mountain somewhere in eastern Germany. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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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. Beautifully and movingly written. A treasure of a book!
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Wenn Sie ein gutes Buch lesen möchten, lesen Sie " den guten Amerikaner " durch Ursula Mandel. Geschrieben vom Ansichtpunkt eines Kindes von Wiesbaden, spornt dieses Romanset in Pfosten-Weltkrieg zwei Sie an und läßt Sie alle schätzen, die dieses Land durchgelaufen hat. Lesen Sie dieses Buch!
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The Best Book I've Read in Ages!
27. April 2001
Format:Taschenbuch
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.
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Buy this Book Now....Highly Recommended
16. Mai 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
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.
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If only I could write like this...
23. Februar 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
I guess I'm a little confused by the previous reviewer's comments and her lack of historical knowledge, at least where laptops are concerned. The Good American is a wonderfully written book and I fail to see what self publishing has to do with the quality of one's work. If only I could write like this and have the courage to then present my efforts to the World. And since when does the mention of laptops circa 1992 in the book diminish its validity? I work in a technical field so I happen to know the first laptop (the Osborne 1) was invented in 1981. In 1992 there were many competing laptop makers in the market, from Zenith and Compaq in 1989 to Apple with their first Mac PowerBooks in 1991, and the IBM ThinkPad came out in 1992. Obviously the previous reviewer has some sort of agenda as evidenced her critical reviews of other authors. Read The Good American and in so doing support entrepreneurial authors; you'll be treating yourself to a beautiful story.
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