A Good American (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) - Hardcover

George, Alex

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9781410446282: A Good American (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)

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ISBN 10: 141044628X ISBN 13: 9781410446282

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2012

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The Meisenheimer family struggles to find their place among the colorful residents of their new American hometown, including a giant teenage boy, a pretty schoolteacher whose lessons consist of more than just music and a spiteful, bicycle-riding dwarf. (general fiction). Simultaneous.

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Review:

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)

About the Author:

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.

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