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Jan 13, 2025 | 
ucumberlands.edu | Paulette Jiles
The UC Book Club will next meet on Wednesday, February 5, at 4 p.m. via Google Meet to discuss News of the Worldby Paulette Jiles. The novel begins after the Civil War with an unencumbered military captain now traveling around reading newspapers in a public forum to audiences who cannot read themselves. He is offered a reward if he will return a young girl kidnapped years ago by Kiowa raiders to her remaining family members.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
bookbrowse.com | Paulette Jiles
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Another excellent book
Paulette Jiles is a national treasure.
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Jan 6, 2024 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Paulette Jiles
Grover Gardner brings the Old West to life in this slow-burn tale of vengeance set against a backdrop of post-Civil War lawlessness. John Chenneville is a Union soldier who is struggling to regain his memories while recovering from a head wound on his family homestead in St. Louis. Gardner gives Chenneville a light drawl and a steady, even tone that belies his fierce determination to find the man who murdered his sister and her family.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
thriftbooks.com | Sarah Smarsh |J.D. Vance |Paulette Jiles |Tara Westover
Select FormatBook Overview*Finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize* *Instant New York Times Bestseller* An essential read for our times: an eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in America that will deepen our understanding of the ways in which class shapes our country. Sarah Smarsh was born a fifth generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side, and the product of generations of teen mothers on her maternal side. Through...
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
historicalnovelsociety.org | Bywater Books |Lara Byrne |Paulette Jiles |Alana White
John Chenneville, a Union soldier, emerges from a months-long coma, discovering the Civil War has ended. He had suffered a severe brain injury in an explosion. Slowly, memory fragments return: his identity, family, friends, events. Partially recovered, he arrives back home in Missouri to be told of the brutal murder of his sister, her husband, and their baby. Post-Civil War Missouri is under martial law, and investigating this murder is not of importance.
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Oct 7, 2023 | 
austenprose.com | Laurel Ann Nattress |Paulette Jiles
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: I read a lot of historical romance novels. Sometimes I like to go in a totally different direction to clear my palate. This time around I chose Chenneville, a historical fiction novel set in the American post-Civil War western frontier. Like the rough country and characters that protagonist John Chenneville encounters, readers will find Paulette Jiles’ tale gritty and riveting, offset by lyrical prose.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
ajc.com | Leah Tyler |Paulette Jiles
Missouri author Paulette Jiles explores the lawlessness of the post-Civil War South in her epic historical novel “Chenneville” that follows a wounded Union war hero on a mission to avenge his sister’s murder. John Chenneville is a tough guy with a heart of gold. Encountering plenty of diversions along the way, he journeys from Virginia to Texas, recovering lost memories as he overcomes physical, social and emotional obstacles in this sweeping American Western that lands a heartrending punch.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
zip06.com | Paulette Jiles
Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Is it a post-Civil War novel? Is it a Western? Is it a love story? Is it a story of revenge? Yes! I loved Jiles’ News of the World, and Chenneville brings us back to a similar landscape. As soon as he has recovered enough to travel, John Chenneville sets out towards, Texas tracking the man who murdered his sister and her family. Don’t let the gentle moments fool you—there is only one outcome that will satisfy our main character! Lori, R.J. Julia Booksellers, Madison
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Sep 12, 2023 | 
crossville-chronicle.com | Wayne Schobel |Paulette Jiles
Fall is just around the corner. So let’s Sing into Fall with Sweet Assurance appearing tomorrow, September 15. at noon in the Cumberland Room at the Library. You’re sure to enjoy their inspirational music. Great New BooksChenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette JilesJiles continues her exploration of the tumultuous post- Civil War years with a beautifully written novel illuminating society across a wide swath of the lower United States.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
startribune.com | Paulette Jiles
A man wakes up in a field hospital, not knowing who or where he is. He takes in everything: bandaged patients, a nurse, an astounded doctor who tests his reflexes and memory. As he recovers, his past comes back to him. He recalls his name and what's happened. Most importantly, he learns that his sister and her family have been murdered. Paulette Jiles' latest novel, "Chenneville," is a gritty, atmospheric revenge story, set in a nation shattered by the Civil War.
