{"product_id":"good-germans-a-childs-fateful-journey-through-hitlers-third-reich-9780595368594","title":"Good Germans: A Child's Fateful Journey Through Hitler's Third Reich","description":"'Only rarely does an autobiographical manuscript become a breathtaking thriller However, the novel of American emigrant Hal Marienthal maintains its tension on a high level from the first to the last page and is, at the same time, a time-specific document of a terrifying reality.\" -\u003ci\u003eWalter Gruenzweig, Vienna Standard\u003c\/i\u003e 'A soul-riveting, heart-shattering personal account of the Holocaust, from the 1920's to liberation under the Statue of Liberty. Absolutely spell-binding.\" -\u003ci\u003eKenneth Lincoln (UCLA), Men Down West, The Good Red Road, A Writer's China\u003c\/i\u003e 'Hal Marienthal writes with the assured rhythms of a gifted storyteller. This coming-of-age narrative carries us deep into the heart of Nazi Germany, where a wise child leads us through harrowing near-death tunnels into the expanse of a new life. Rich with cinematic vividness and the authenticity of a first-person witness, \u003ci\u003eGood Germans\u003c\/i\u003e makes a truly important contribution.\" -\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Rosner, The Speed of Light, Blue Nude\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGermany 1929\u003c\/b\u003e: Horst, son of Jewish parents, is six years old when he runs away from an orphanage. For three years the desperate little boy survives by sheer determination and with the help of ordinary citizens. Unintentionally he witnesses the rise of Nazism on its most elemental level. \u003cb\u003eGermany 1932\u003c\/b\u003e: When Horst and his widowed father are reunited they accept proposed adoption plans by distant relatives in Chicago. The agonizing mechanism of getting Horst out of the country is the suspenseful core of the novel. \u003ci\u003eGood Germans\u003c\/i\u003e becomes an electrifying adventure story whose outcome remains uncertain until the book's final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595368594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Hal Marienthal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211579351221,"sku":"9780595368594","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_afb99ad0-3d8c-4aa0-a1fa-b749647df5f7.jpg?v=1742913338","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/good-germans-a-childs-fateful-journey-through-hitlers-third-reich-9780595368594","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}