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Assistance League of San Antonio presents
Paulette Jiles, author of ‘Simon The Fiddler’
and ‘News of The World’
at Aggie Park, 6205 West Ave
Thursday, March 4 between 10am and 2pm
Friday, March 5 between 10am and 2pm
Saturday, March 6 between 10am and 2pm.
Paulette Jiles, author of ‘Simon The Fiddler’ “sparse but lyrical writing is a joy to read…It’s a beautifully written book and a worthy follow-up to News of the World. That novel is due in theaters, starring Tom Hanks, December 2020. Until then, lose yourself in this entertaining tale.” ABC News (online)
From the Author’s website: ‘You remember Simon the fiddler from News of the World. He was playing in Spanish Fort when the Captain arrived with Johanna. You remember the love of his life Doris Dillon. This is the story of how they met, how Simon survived the last battle of the Civil War and how they lived through his own terrible mistakes and the chaos of Texas under Reconstruction.
Join us as we explore this ‘story of music and what those who create music must endure in a rough-and-tumble world.’
Assistance League of San Antonio is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that serves San Antonio area residents through its eight philanthropic programs. You can learn more about us and our programs at www.assistanceleague.org/san-antonio.
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.
Now a Major Motion Picture
It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence.
Now a Major Motion Picture
National Book Award Finalist—Fiction
Soon to be a Major Motion Picture
National Book Award Finalist—Fiction
From the Author of the National Book Award Finalist News of the World
Good Morning America Book Club Pick