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ISBN
9780062409201
Book Title
News of the World : a Novel
Item Length
7.7 in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Paulette Jiles
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Historical
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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National Book Award Finalist--Fiction It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings 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 his rootless, solitary existence. In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna's parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows. Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act "civilized." Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forging a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land. Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember--strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or become--in the eyes of the law--a kidnapper himself. Exquisitely rendered and morally complex, News of the World is a brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062409204
ISBN-13
9780062409201
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
News of the World : a Novel
Author
Paulette Jiles
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Historical
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Item Length
7.7 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Pr9199.3.J54n49 2016
Reviews
"This Western is not to be missed by Jiles's fans and lovers of Texan historical fiction." -- Library Journal on NEWS OF THE WORLD
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2015-041173
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
23

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  • by 76_trans_am
    Jun 17, 2017Top favourable review

    another great read

    This is an enchanting story. I was immediately drawn in as the prose is beautiful and yet spare and the tale moves along very quickly. I was not all that familiar with this specific time and locale in America's history so as the story was compelling I also learned about the history. At 200 pages the story ended almost too soon. I could have read much more of this beautiful tale. I have to rank this as one of my favorite books and one that I will recommend often.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: alreadyshipped

  • by z89n2-54
    Aug 30, 2021

    Better than the movie.

    Let’s face it, Tom Hanks is good. But he takes a backseat to Captain Kidd. The book kept me on the edge of my chair from page one. Paulette Jilles paints a moving history of the southwest, that few can in vision. I found myself looking up pipes, pistols, and words not given to our everyday speech. This is the third book of Jilles that I have committed to history. The first Enemy Women, second The Color of Lightning, and now News of the World. Tomorrow I’ll search for other volumes of her penmanship.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks

  • by sallybbregman1953
    Feb 14, 2018

    good read

    I totally enjoyed this book. a very fast read, well written. The subject material was new to me-- Texas in the mid nineteenth century. The main characters were well-developed and likable.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by catmother20
    Nov 28, 2018

    Great read

    Great writing. Very moving story. Characters are very real and believable. Heartwarming story of old white man and captive young girl in the old west.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by sandy3100
    Mar 31, 2020

    News of the World

    Am almost finished with the book but hate for it to end. Well written, a compelling story of part of the old west from an intimate perspective.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: nomoredayjob

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