โ Scribed by Paulette Jiles
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The critically acclaimed, bestselling author ofNews of the WorldandEnemy Womenreturns 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 canโt help but notice the lovely Doris Mary Dillon, an indentured girl from Ireland, who is governess to a Union colonelโs 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 colonelโs 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 Jilesโs trademark spare yet lilting style,Simon the Fiddleris a captivating, bittersweet tale of the chances a devoted man will take, and the lengths he will go to fulfill his heartโs yearning.
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**โThe reader is treated to a kind of alchemy on the page when character, setting and song converge at all the right notes, generating an authentic humanity that is worth remembering and celebrating.โ โ** *__ New York Times The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of **News of the World** and **
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