A Good American

A Good American - Paperback

$22.00
$22.00
Skip to product information
A Good American
  • A Good American
A Good American - Paperback

A Good American - Paperback

by Alex George
$22.00
$22.00

Book Overview

"A beautifully written novel, laced with history and music." --Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven

A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Everything he'd seen had been unimaginably different from the dry, dour streets of home, and to his surprise he was not sorry in the slightest. He was smitten by the beguiling otherness of it all.

And so began my grandfather's rapturous love affair with America--an affair that would continue until the day he died.

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 water 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 discord...sometimes in perfect harmony.

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.
ISBN9780425253175
Author Alex George
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages448
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

Related Subjects

Family Life Fiction Historical Fiction Literary

1% fer Each of the Seven Seas

Every purchase sends 7% of our profits to The Ocean Cleanup. No fine print, no opt-in — just how we sail.

Whoever Ye Be, Welcome Aboard

Queer lit, music, art, philosophy, fiction — stories for every kind of soul. Come as ye are, matey.

More by Alex George

Am I Normal?: Understanding Your Place in a Complex World

Am I Normal?: Understanding Your Place in a Complex World - Hardcover

Am I Normal?: Understanding Your Place in a Complex World - Hardcover

By Alex George

About Alex George

Dr. Alex George is a TV doctor, author, and Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. Alex has become a well known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK, from his years as an A&E doctor, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline throughout the pandemic. Alex is on a mission to improve mental health support for young people, and has become prolific throughout the UK in his campaigning for Early Support Hubs. In February 2021, Alex was appointed by the former Prime Minister as Youth Mental Health Ambassador to the government. Alex has a hugely successful podcast, Stompcast, which promotes the importance of walking in nature for mental and physical well being. In November 2021, he presented his first full length documentary for BBC One and Children Need, Dr Alex: Our Young Mental Health Crisis. He also hosts his own radio show on Classic FM, Uplifting Classics, which explores the relationship between classical music and wellbeing. Across his platforms, Alex has become a leading voice in mental and physical health and wellbeing, and uses his platform to make health and medicine more accessible to millennials and beyond. His first book, Live Well Every Day was published May 2021. Alex's first children's book, A Better Day: Your Positive Youth Mental Health Handbook was published in September 2022. It is a positive, accessible and practical toolkit guiding young readers in how they can care for their mental health with confidence. instagram.com/dralexgeorge

You may also like