The Shopkeeper's Family

The Mueller family, accustomed to cultural upheaval since 1783, faced unimaginable challenges in 1939 due to Hitler’s regime. Forced to abandon their comfortable life, Herman was conscripted into the German army, while Johanna valiantly kept the family together amidst war and biases. Their journey through Central Europe ends with a hopeful move to America, seeking a new prosperous life.

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About the Author: E.N. Klinginsmith
Nyle Klinginsmith earned his Bachelors, Masters, and Educational Doctorate degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. During his working years he served as a teacher, counselor, and administrator for the Columbia Public School District. He met his wife, Barb, his first year out of college and they have been together for fifty-two years. They have three sons and three granddaughters.The Shopkeeper's Family is Klinginsmith's third novel, following The Brothers Barnhart and Harmony Revisited.
Cultural upheaval was nothing new to the Mueller family. Although Herman's ancestors left the Rhineland to seek a more prosperous life as early as 1783, Herman and Johanna Mueller could never have guessed that in 1939 they would be forced to move, leaving behind all semblance of the comfortable family life they had built. Their prosperous future was thrown aside for the political and cultural debacle that resulted from Hitler's Nazi regime. This is the story of the Mueller family's journey through Central Europe at a time of war, of heart-wrenching events and ever-changing living situations, of Herman's unthinkable conscription to fight in the German army, and of gentle, generous Johanna's finding the strength to keep her family together at a time when so many things, not the least of which were cultural and gender biases made those tasks difficult. At last, an end of their turmoil was in sight with the difficult decision to venture to America where the opportunity for a new and prosperous life awaited.

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