false 399395 10 <I>Enemy Women</I>, the outstanding first novel by poet Paulette Jiles, leads us into new terrain, both geographic and historical, in the war between the states. Set in the Missouri Ozarks during the Civil War, Jiles's story focuses on the trying times of 18-year-old heroine Adair Colley. When a group of renegade Union militiamen attacks the Colley home, stealing family possessions, burning everything down, and taking away her father--an apolitical judge--Adair gathers the remnants of her clothes and mounts a rescue effort. Unfortunately, she is falsely accused of being a Confederate spy, a charge that lands her in a squalid women's prison run by a decent commandant embarrassed by his post. After he helps her escape, the two agree to seek out one another after the war; their separate, harrowing journeys and the evolution of each character throughout make for breathtaking action and powerful writing. Each chapter of <I>Enemy Women</I> begins with excerpts from historical testimony about this terrible period in the Civil War, when marauding soldiers pillaged and murdered whole families and communities at will. These documents add depth and resonance to Jiles's remarkable narrative. <I>--Tom Keogh</I> 3100200 2002 Enemy Women: A Novel (P.S.) total:558|5:94|4:199|3:184|2:63|1:18| 558 1962 823 116 5 1 false false Wed Jan 23 14:18:12 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 14:30:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:39:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:48:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 04:21:35 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 04:23:32 -0700 2009 Cold Mountain repeatedly, and indeed, it did remind me strongly of Cold Mountain. (There’s actually an Iron Mountain that figures in the story.) But this time, it’s a woman who’s making a journey home, from prison in St. Louis to what remains of her family’s b...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 08:21:10 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 08:43:25 -0800 2008
Well. I've finished it. It was a very good book, and I had no idea most of this stuff even went on during the war.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 16:40:15 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 16:47:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 18:43:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 07:39:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 22 08:08:16 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:08:24 -0700 2009
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Enemy Women is the Odyssean tale of Adair Colley during the final years of the Civil War. Adair has lost her family and her home to a gang of renegade militia men patrolling southeastern Missouri. She is later falsely accused of being a spy for...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 20:23:04 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 20:32:05 -0800 2008
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