Kenneth [Paperback]

Susan Lentz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2007

"Kenneth" is the true story of WWII infantryman Kenneth McDougall and Pearl Yarbrough, the army nurse who still loved him more than fifty years after his death. The book follows Kenneth from the famed 10th Mountain Infantry Division to the battlefields of North Africa, and then to Italy's bloody Anzio beachhead and France's Cote d'Azur with the Canadian-American First Special Service Force. From wartime letters, documents, and countless interviews, the author weaves a timeless, haunting love story into a first-person account of the war, uncovering a dark secret along the way.

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About the Author

Susan Lentz resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and two sons. A frequent contributor to Best magazine, she is currently collaborating on a book about the legendary First Special Service Force, America's first Special Forces unit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (January 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425939600
• ISBN-13: 978-1425939601
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,960,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, February 23, 2007

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Avid Reader (Yazoo City, MS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kenneth (Paperback)

This book is a great real life romance, but has a great appeal for history buffs, especially those who are interested in WWII. A look at a very specific and personal war experience.

3.0 out of 5 stars a loving memoir, May 7, 2011

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RGM (Ms,USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kenneth (Paperback)

We read this for our book club -most people when first arrived said that it was ok but then when the discussion started,
people could not stop talking about Pearl,Kenneth, and Pearl's second love, her husband and the father of the daughter who
wrote the book. One of our group is one of the "editors" mentioned in the thanks to page and knew this family-was close
friends with Susan Lentz, the author and said that she wanted to keep to the truth and to honor both her mother and Kenneth'
love & his contribution as much as possible.She said the mother Pearl was a charming vibrant woman & told the story to her
daughters with that attitude. People die or leave but love & respect remains & influences positive or otherwise also linger
throughout time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant, true WWII romance, September 27, 2009

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Nashville Cat "Nashville Cat" (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kenneth (Paperback)

This is a very personal account of the writer's mother's never forgotten love, killed during WWII. The author is a gifted writer and has done extensive background research to bring this love story to vivid reality. It is a short book, but nonetheless, very effective. If ever one needs a reminder of the personal cost of war, a story like this does the job in an unforgettable, poignant manner. From beginning to end, and including the lives led afterwards, this book satisfies. This is not fiction, but true life. Highly recommended.