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Simon the fiddler : a novel, Paulette Jiles

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The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of News of the World and Enemy Women returns to Texas in this atmospheric story, set at the end of the Civil War, about an itinerant fiddle player, a ragtag band of musicians with whom he travels trying to make a living, and the charming young Irish lass who steals his heart. In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army. Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy position in a regimental band. Weeks later, on the eve of the Confederate surrender, Simon and his bandmates are called to play for officers and their families from both sides of the conflict. There the quick-thinking, audacious fiddler can't help but notice the lovely Doris Mary Aherne, an indentured girl from Ireland, who is governess to a Union colonel's daughter. After the surrender, Simon and Doris go their separate ways. He will travel around Texas seeking fame and fortune as a musician. She must accompany the colonel's family to finish her three years of service. But Simon cannot forget the fair Irish maiden, and vows that someday he will find her again. Incandescent in its beauty, told in Paulette Jiles's trademark spare yet lilting style, Simon the Fiddler is a captivating, bittersweet tale of the chances a devoted man will take, and the lengths he will go to fulfill his heart's yearning
Language
eng
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1 online resource
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9780062966773
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Simon the fiddler : a novel
Title
Simon the fiddler
Title remainder
a novel
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Paulette Jiles
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of News of the World and Enemy Women returns to Texas in this atmospheric story, set at the end of the Civil War, about an itinerant fiddle player, a ragtag band of musicians with whom he travels trying to make a living, and the charming young Irish lass who steals his heart. In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Till now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has evaded military duty thanks to his slight stature, youthful appearance, and utter lack of compunction about bending the truth. But following a barroom brawl in Victoria, Texas, Simon finds himself conscripted, however belatedly, into the Confederate Army. Luckily his talent with a fiddle gets him a comparatively easy position in a regimental band. Weeks later, on the eve of the Confederate surrender, Simon and his bandmates are called to play for officers and their families from both sides of the conflict. There the quick-thinking, audacious fiddler can't help but notice the lovely Doris Mary Aherne, an indentured girl from Ireland, who is governess to a Union colonel's daughter. After the surrender, Simon and Doris go their separate ways. He will travel around Texas seeking fame and fortune as a musician. She must accompany the colonel's family to finish her three years of service. But Simon cannot forget the fair Irish maiden, and vows that someday he will find her again. Incandescent in its beauty, told in Paulette Jiles's trademark spare yet lilting style, Simon the Fiddler is a captivating, bittersweet tale of the chances a devoted man will take, and the lengths he will go to fulfill his heart's yearning
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1943-
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Jiles, Paulette
Dewey number
813/.54
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LC call number
  • PR9199.3.J54
  • PS8569.I4
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fiction
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Read by Grover Gardner
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  • Gardner, Grover
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  • Soldiers
  • Fiddlers
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Fiddlers
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Soldiers
  • United States
  • United States
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Simon the fiddler : a novel, Paulette Jiles
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digital storage
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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stereophonic
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spoken word
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  • spw
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rdacontent
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Extent
1 online resource
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online
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not applicable
Isbn
9780062966773
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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1e3abeed-542d-4fa5-89da-4b3bde9d872f
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sound
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digital recording
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  • other
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unknown
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  • (OCoLC)1145904147
  • (OCoLC)on1145904147
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not applicable
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Label
Simon the fiddler : a novel, Paulette Jiles
Link
Publication
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780062966773
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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1e3abeed-542d-4fa5-89da-4b3bde9d872f
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
unknown
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1145904147
  • (OCoLC)on1145904147
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not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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