Friday Freebie: Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles

Congratulations to Laura Strachan, winner of last weeks Friday Freebie contest: Mastering the Process by Elizabeth George.

This weeks contest is for Simon the Fiddler , a new novel by Paulette Jiles (author of News of the World ). Heres what Booklist had to say about the novel: Imbued with the dust, grit, and grime of Galveston at the close of the Civil War, Simon the Fiddler immerses readers in the challenges of Reconstruction. Jiles brings her singular voice to the young couples travails, her...