This month we will be reading, "News of the World" by Paulette Jiles.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
"News of the World is an adventure story, filled with danger and incident; a western, meticulously researched and rendered; and a two hundred-page prose poem with poetry’s usual virtues of compression, resonance, beauty, and power. Set in post-Civil War Texas, the chaos of that place and time are vividly depicted, even as the story remains primarily one of character. Paulette Jiles has shown how rich and deeply imagined the historical novel can be." (Finalist, National Book Awards 2016 for NBA Award Categories, Fiction)
How it Works?
Books & Banter meets monthly at 5:30pm. Books will be available at the library circulation desk in mid-November. If you would like an alternative format (large print, audio CD), please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate your request.
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All are welcome to our discussions!
Peterborough Town Library, located downtown at the corner of Main and Concord/Rt 202, has a large meeting room, study rooms, classroom, and a board room available to the public.
