News of the World
A Novel
by Paulette Jiles
Recommended by Kurt Busiek and Susan Orlean
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Fiction.
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...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Fiction.
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Susan Orlean
“@jaikil @literati Oh!!!! Isn?t it gorgeous And it's such a great book... | @jaikil @literati Oh!!!! Isn’t it gorgeous And it's such a great book... | Awardscreener DVD arrival of the day. I read the book just recently, and enjoyed it.”
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