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  1. News of the World is a 2016 American Western novel by Paulette Jiles . Plot. The book opens in 1870 on the wild border between Texas and Indian Territory, where a 10-year-old girl has been released after four years of captivity.

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  2. T his month William Morrow will publish News of the World, the sixth novel by Paulette Jiles, a 73-year-old poet, novelist, memoirist, and resident of the Hill Country town of...

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  4. Since her divorce in 2003, Jiles has lived on a 36-acre ranch near Utopia, Texas, about 80 miles west of San Antonio. Writing career. Her 2016 novel News of the World was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. Selected bibliography

  5. Oct 4, 2016 · 209 pages, Hardcover. First published October 4, 2016. Book details & editions. About the author. Paulette Jiles. 21 books2,165 followers. Paulette Jiles is an American poet and novelist. Born in Salem, Missouri, she was educated at the University of Missouri with a degree in Romance Lanugages.

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  6. Summary. Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Paulette Jiles's News of the World. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. News of the World: Introduction. A concise biography of Paulette Jiles plus historical and literary context for News of the World. News of the World: Plot Summary.

  7. Sep 25, 2020 · Synopsis. News of the World is the story of a journey across Reconstruction-Era Texas from Wichita Falls to San Antonia for two unlikely companions. Captain Kidd is an older war veteran and Johanna is a ten-year-old white girl who has been recaptured from the Kiowa people, a Native American tribe, that has been raising her as a captive.

  8. About Paulette. Paulette Jiles is a poet and memoirist. She is the author of Cousins, a memoir, and the bestselling novels News of the World and Enemy Women. She lives near San Antonio, Texas. Photo by Jill Gann. Paulettes publisher is Harper Collins.

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