Paulette Jiles Livres

Hiver 1870. Le capitaine Kyle Kidd parcourt le Texas et lit à voix haute des articles de journaux devant un public avide de nouvelles du monde. Un soir, à Wichita Falls, on lui propose de ramener une petite fille chez elle près de San Antonio. Ses parents ont été tués quatre ans plus tôt par les Kiowas, qui ont épargné et élevé Johanna comme une des leurs. Le vieil homme, veuf, accepte en échange d’une pièce d’or, mais sait qu’il lui faudra apprivoiser cette enfant sauvage qui guette la première occasion de s’échapper. Ainsi commence un voyage splendide et périlleux, aux allures de western. Dans ces terres vierges où la loi n’engage que ceux qui la respectent, ces deux solitaires en marge du monde vont tisser un lien précieux qui fera leur force.

Consumed with grief, driven by vengeance, a man undertakes an unrelenting odyssey across the lawless post-Civil War frontier seeking redemption in this fearless novel from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of News of the World. Union soldier John Chenneville suffered a traumatic head wound in battle. His recovery took the better part of a year as he struggled to regain his senses and mobility. By the time he returned home, the Civil War was over, but tragedy awaited. John's beloved sister and her family had been brutally murdered. Their killer goes by many names. He fought for the North in the late unpleasantness, and wore a badge in the name of the law. But the man John knows as A. J. Dodd is little more than a rabid animal, slaughtering without reason or remorse, needing to be put down. Traveling through the unforgiving landscape of a shattered nation in the midst of Reconstruction, John braves winter storms and confronts desperate people in pursuit of his quarry. Untethered, single-minded in purpose, he will not be deterred. Not by the U.S. Marshal who threatens to arrest him for murder should he succeed. And not by Victoria Reavis, the telegraphist aiding him in his death-driven quest, yet hoping he'll choose to embrace a life with her instead. And as he trails Dodd deep into Texas, John accepts that this final reckoning between them may cost him more than all he's already lost...

Set in post-Civil War Texas, this atmospheric tale follows an itinerant fiddle player and his motley crew of musicians as they navigate the challenges of making a living. Amidst their travels, he encounters a captivating young Irish woman who captures his heart, adding a layer of romance to their struggles. The narrative weaves themes of resilience and the pursuit of dreams in a richly depicted historical backdrop.

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture starring Tom Hanks due December 2020. 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

Set in a future where sprawling cities dominate Earth, the story follows Nadia Stepan, who was abandoned as a child. With only a drawing of the Big Dipper and her mother's cryptic advice to guide her, she becomes fixated on Lighthouse Island in the Pacific Northwest, convinced it holds the key to her family's past. As her longing for connection intensifies, her resolve to embark on a journey to uncover her origins drives the narrative forward.

"In March 1865, the long and bitter War between the States is winding down. Until 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 into the Confederate Army. Luckily, his talent with a fiddle lands him 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."--Back cover