"Its title recalling the poignant diary entry Anne Frank left behind as her family was lead to the death camps, The Good at Heart is a brutal and beautiful story that answers ancient questions about what “good Germans” were thinking as their country descended into madness. Poet Ursula Werner packs her debut novel with jaw-clenching suspense and unexpected tenderness, and an ending that would . Based on the author’s discoveries about her great-grandfather, this stunning debut novel that “powerfully portrays the inner struggles of ordinary people moved to do extraordinary things” (Booklist) takes place over three days during World War II when members of a German family must make “the sometimes impossible choice between family and morality” (Helen Simonson, author of Major 5/5(1). The Good at Heart: A Novel by Ursula Werner This piece of historical-fiction is based on the author’s discoveries about her great-grandfather and his family during WW II, which takes place over a three day period, in the small town of Blumental, near the Swiss border/5.
Ursula Werner is a writer and attorney currently living in Washington, DC, with her family. Born in Germany and raised in South Florida, she has practiced law while continuing her creative writing, publishing two books of poetry, In the Silence of the Woodruff () and Rapunzel Revisited (). The Good at Heart is her first novel. The Good at Heart by Ursula Werner My rating: 3 of 5 stars Based on the author's discoveries about her great-grandfather, this stunning debut novel takes place over three days when World War II comes to the doorstep of an ordinary German family living in an idyllic, rural village near the Swiss border. When World War II breaks out, Edith and Oskar Eberhardt move their family—their daughter. The Good at Heart | Based on the author's discoveries about her great-grandfather, this stunning debut novel that "powerfully portrays the inner struggles of ordinary people moved to do extraordinary things" (Booklist) takes place over three days during World War II when members of a German family must make "the sometimes impossible choice between family and morality" (Helen Simonson, author.
"Its title recalling the poignant diary entry Anne Frank left behind as her family was lead to the death camps, The Good at Heart is a brutal and beautiful story that answers ancient questions about what “good Germans” were thinking as their country descended into madness. Poet Ursula Werner packs her debut novel with jaw-clenching suspense and unexpected tenderness, and an ending that would break the heart of a stone.". The Good at Heart by Ursula Werner - Based on the author’s discoveries about her great-grandfather, this stunning debut novel that “powerfully portrays the i The Good at Heart | Book by Ursula Werner | Official Publisher Page | Simon Schuster. Poet Ursula Werner packs her debut novel with jaw-clenching suspense and unexpected tenderness, and an ending that would break the heart of a stone." Jacquelyn Mitchard. With The Good at Heart, Ursula Werner has written a book that lionizes the human experience. Hopeful and tragic, poignant and inspiring, it's a story made all the more compelling because it springs from the truth.
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