{"product_id":"an-imperfect-certainty-9780989060233","title":"An Imperfect Certainty","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom World War II to Vietnam to Iraq, from New World Order to antiwar \"mobes\" to \"Mission Accomplished,\" \u003cem\u003eAn Imperfect Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e tells the dramatic, sometimes heartbreaking, ultimately uplifting story of three generations of Americans as they contend with the wars and social upheavals that define their times--and help illuminate our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of May 1944, Stephen Wroth--Bronx high school class president, athlete, and marginally observant Jew--enlists in the army. By the time his war is over, he will somehow survive from the South of France to Bavaria; see his best friend killed in circumstances that suffuse him with guilt; commit murder; take part in the liberation of Dachau, where he will meet his future wife; and forge the worldview that will define him--and haunt him and his family--for the rest of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the1960s, Stephen is living a seemingly comfortable life with his wife, Annalise, and their three nearly-grown children, Sandra, Jacob, and Ben, all of whom have been swept up in the turbulence of the antiwar and civil rights movements. Stephen and Annalise have arrived at this stage of their lives holding very different outlooks--crucially, including opposing positions on the Vietnam war. The result proves calamitous for them and their children as, by the mid-1970s, one son is lost, another is in exile, and Stephen and Annalise's marriage has imploded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dawn of the new millennium finds the Wroth family far-flung--but still clutching at a few remaining, fragile ties. Stephen and Annalise's grandson, Michael, has been grievously wounded in Iraq. At the same time, Annalise, who long ago resettled in Israel, is preparing for a commemoration of the liberation of Dachau, when another grandson is injured in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem. These events bring together the three generations, each one the distillation of a family of individuals who have, in their own ways, molded their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eKeeping Gideon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIngersoll\u003c\/em\u003e, the story told in \u003cem\u003eAn Imperfect Certainty\u003c\/em\u003e poses the essential question for us all: How do we shape the future, and who will own it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Samuel Sheres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vendemmia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989060233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheres, Richard Samuel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Samuel Sheres is a writer and former foreign affairs and intelligence senior executive. He is the author of the acclaimed novels Keeping Gideon (a San Diego Book Awards finalist) and Ingersoll. Born and raised in New York City, he has visited or resided in over sixty countries. He and his wife live in Alexandria, Virginia. https: \/\/RichardSamuelSheres.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vendemmia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45511872413811,"sku":"9780989060233","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4d63e130-ed15-42a4-be42-7c9a89c431b5.jpg?v=1789645607","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/an-imperfect-certainty-9780989060233","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}