The Good American: A Novel Based On True Events

The manuscript of a novel, written by the daughter of his father's mistress and reconstructed from a childhood memory, becomes the catalyst of change for a man who cannot forgive his father's infidelity. The manuscript tells the story of a young American pilot and a destitute but spirited young mother who, in 1948, doesn't take no for an answer when she decides to whisk her sister's small daughter out of Berlin before the Russians blockade the city.