News of the world : a novel
(CD Book)
Author
Contributors
Gardner, Grover, narrator
Published
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, [2016].
Edition
Unabridged
Physical Desc
1 MP3 CD (6 hr.) : digital, MP3 format ; 12 cm
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Sparks Library - Adult Fiction - Audiobook Shelf
MP3 FICTION JILES 2016
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MP3 FICTION JILES 2016
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Published
Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, [2016].
Format
CD Book
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Compact disc-MP3 format.
Participants/Performers
Read by Grover Gardner
Description
National Book Award FinalistFictionIt 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.In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johannas parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own. Recently rescued by the U.S. army, the ten-year-old has once again been torn away from the only home she knows.Their 400-mile journey south through unsettled territory and unforgiving terrain proves difficult and at times dangerous. Johanna has forgotten the English language, tries to escape at every opportunity, throws away her shoes, and refuses to act “civilized.” Yet as the miles pass, the two lonely survivors tentatively begin to trust each other, forging a bond that marks the difference between life and death in this treacherous land.Arriving in San Antonio, the reunion is neither happy nor welcome. The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not rememberstrangers who regard her as an unwanted burden. A respectable man, Captain Kidd is faced with a terrible choice: abandon the girl to her fate or becomein the eyes of the lawa kidnapper himself. Exquisitely rendered and morally complex, News of the World is a brilliant work of historical fiction that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
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Compact disc, MP3 format. System requirements: CD/MP3 player, or PC with MP3-capable software
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Compact discs
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jiles, P., & Gardner, G. (2016). News of the world: a novel (Unabridged). Brilliance Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jiles, Paulette, 1943- and Grover, Gardner. 2016. News of the World: A Novel. Brilliance Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jiles, Paulette, 1943- and Grover, Gardner. News of the World: A Novel Brilliance Audio, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jiles, Paulette, and Grover Gardner. News of the World: A Novel Unabridged, Brilliance Audio, 2016.
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