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008			250206t20202020nyub 000 1 eng d
020			_a9780062966742
040			_cDLC
082	0	4	_aFIC JIL
100	1		_aJiles, Paulette, _d1943-
245	1	0	_aSimon the fiddler : _ba novel / _cPaulette Jiles
250			_aFirst edition
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c2020
300			_a341 p. : _c22 cm
520			_aIn 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 Dillon, 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.
546			_aDonation
650		0	_aFiddlers _vFiction
650		0	_aSoldiers _vFiction
650		0	_aDraftees _vFiction
650		0	_aIndentured servants _vFiction
650		0	_aIrish _zUnited States _vFiction
650		7	_aMan-woman relationship _vFiction
650		7	_aReconstruction (1865-1876) _vFiction
651		0	_aTexas _xHistory _y19th century _vFiction
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _vFiction
651		1	_aTexas _xHistory _y19th century _vFiction
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