News Of The World A Novel Book Review

Jefferson kyle kidd a 70 year old veteran of two wars and in 1870 when the novel takes place a professional reader he travels through texas giving public readings from newspapers to an audience hungry for events of the world.

News of the world a novel book review. The elevator pitch for paulette jiles s new novel news of the world just announced as a finalist for the national book awards would be something like true grit meets lonesome dove maybe with a. Browse back issues of the book review from 1997 to today. Douglas stuart s startling glasgow set debut novel creates a world of poverty and suffering offset by pure heart filling love said the scotsman review.

News of the world. Army from kiowa indian capture. News of the world is an engaging and enthralling short novel.

The characters are written with such compassion that they will take hold of you as you will take this journey with them through the harshness of the landscape and the dangerous situations they find themselves in until you finish the last page and part company with these two memorable characters. In the sparsely populated texas plains news is hard to come by so captain jefferson kyle kidd an elderly widow who has fought in two wars travels from town to town reading from newspapers to audiences interested in what is happening in the world such as the. Abandon the girl to her fate or become in the eyes of the law a kidnapper himself.

In news of the world paulette jiles author of enemy women has written a story of courage compassion and dedication. A respectable man captain kidd is faced with a terrible choice. Set in post civil war texas paulette jiles latest novel news of the world tells the story of 71 year old captain jefferson kyle kidd and his unlikely ward a 10 year old girl rescued by the u s.

The discovery of unexpected proprietary. Dry humor morality common sense and a big heart drive this historical novel set in 1870s texas. Jayne a reviews book reviews recommended reads american historical captivity historical historical fiction reconstruction texas western 2 comments.

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. News of the world is a narrow but exquisite book about the joys of freedom experienced even by a raging river threatening to overrun its banks. Faith and the world of.