Read “Simon the Fiddler” by Paulette Jiles and then join us for a lively discussion via Facebook or Zoom. Copies of the book are available at the Bixby Library for checkout.
Join us for a virtual discussion via Facebook at www.facebook.com/bixbylibrary or Zoom by sending an email to bixby.library@tulsalibrary.org to receive the invite.
In March 1865, the long and bitter war between the states is winding down. Till now, 23-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.
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