A Good American

Alex George

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Penguin Books Ltd
01 August 2013

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A sweeping, uplifting story of hope, family, love, history, and identity

This is the story of the Meisenheimer family, told by James, a third-generation American living in Beatrice, Missouri.

It's where his German grandparents - Frederick and Jette - found themselves after journeying across the turbulent Atlantic, fording the flood-swollen Mississippi, and being brought to a sudden halt by the broken waters of the pregnant Jette.

A Good American tells of Jette's dogged determination to feed a town sauerkraut and soul food; the loves and losses of her children, Joseph and Rosa; and the precocious voices of James and his brothers, sometimes raised in perfect harmony . . . sometimes in discord.

But above all, A Good American is about the music in Frederick's heart, a song that began as an aria, was jazzed by ragtime, and became an anthem of love for his adopted country that the family still hears to this day.

By: Alex George
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781905490936
ISBN 10: 1905490933
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 August 2013
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex George studied law at Oxford University and worked for eight years as a corporate lawyer in London and Paris before moving from England to the United States in 2003. He now runs his own law firm in Columbia, Missouri.

Reviews for A Good American

A sentimental, lively, and sad family saga spanning four generations * Publisher's Weekly * Epic, lyrical, compelling * USA Today * A sweeping, lush intergenerational novel about a family of German-Americans learning to live in 20th-century America * Oprah.com * There's plenty of storytelling charm on display here, with echoes of John Irving's humane zaniness * The New York Times *

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