All Good Things

About the Book

 All Good Things describes the lives of four young men who played together as small children, seeking adventure in their small town. They made a pact to support each other, “one for all and all for one.” The war intervened. One of them is unable to serve and waits to inherit the family business. Three others find more adventure than they bargained for, and their experiences of horror and misery have residual effects. Returning home they find civilian life also has its share of horror and misery along with loves, joys, and sorrows. Their lives are intertwined until one of them escapes to find a different life of adventure in a large city where he befriends another veteran. Still, their pact is honored as the reader is introduced to the history of people and events in the twentieth century.   

About the Author

Andrew Frank Klimko always desired to become a writer, something that did not occur until after retiring from the postal service where he performed several functions and for a brief period was a postal inspector. He retired as superintendent of postal operations. His interest in writing was prompted by involvement with Great Books, reading and discussing classic literature and through directing and acting in amateur theater. During his early years his attention was devoted to sports: football, baseball, softball, tennis, bowling, and sailboat racing. A graduate of Miami University of Ohio, he served twice in the Army, first in Korea and Japan following World War II, and in Germany during the Korean War.