02457cam a2200373 i 4500 502638237 TxAuBib 20210101120000.0 191118s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062966742 hardcover 006296674X hardcover (OCoLC)1129185781 TOH eng TOH NZLEP OQX TnLvILS rda TxAuBib rda Jiles, Paulette, 1943- Simon the fiddler : a novel / Paulette Jiles. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] 341 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Map on endpapers. "In 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"--Provided by publisher. 20210101. Soldiers United States Fiction. Fiddlers United States Fiction. Indentured servants Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Texas Fiction. Texas History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction.