Review: Magnificient - don't miss it!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2013
I didn't know what to expect from this book and it completely caught me off guard - I loved it.  Just magnificent - though a heartbreaker.  A German Jewish Holocaust survivor comes to America, serves in the army and ends up in New Orleans where he meets his future wife and tries to settle down.  Most of the book takes place in New Orleans and I lived in New Orleans during all the periods in the book and it is right on.  On my Kindle HD version there is a video interview with the author at the end and she tells how much of the book is based on her father's experiences.  In the novel the wife's wealthy Jewish family looks down on this German immigrant and treats him poorly - he commits the unforgivable mistake of being entirely too Jewish.  I don't want to give away any more of the plot except to say that this is powerful writing and I highly recommend it.  I suspect I will be buying more copies to give away.  I cannot praise it enough.  I will certainly look for more from this author.And BTW, Prime members can borrow this book for free.