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News of the World: A Novel
Paulette Jiles
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Description for News of the World: A Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJW; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys ... Read more
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust. In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings from newspapers to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062409218
SKU
V9780062409218
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About Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles is a novelist, poet, and memoirist. She is the author of Cousins, a memoir, and the novels Enemy Women, Stormy Weather, The Color of Lightning, Lighthouse Island, and News of the World. She lives on a ranch near San Antonio, TX.
Reviews for News of the World: A Novel
This Western is not to be missed by Jiles's fans and lovers of Texan historical fiction.
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Library Journal on NEWS OF THE WORLD