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A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesBy Kaylie Jones (author of Celeste Ascending and Speak Now) Fiction | Trade Paperback
Click here to see author photo & read an exclusive interview with Kaylie Jones. Click here to read chapter 1 of A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries. The novel that inspired the Merchant Ivory film is back in print! With a new author's introduction and a previously unpublished chapter. "Although we've gotten used to second-generation actors equaling or surpassing the accomplishments of their parents, the same hasn't happened with second-generation novelist. Nonetheless there are a few . . . and added to their small number ought to be Kaylie Jones." -- New York Times "The daughter of James Jones here offers a discerning, brightly written bildungsroman. She writes with sensitivity and compassion. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal "Every page is a joy." -- Self Magazine The inspiration for the Merchant Ivory film starring Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, and Leelee Sobieski, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a rich and poignant family story form the daughter of novelist James Jones. Back in print, this new edition includes an author's introduction reflecting on the process of developing a screenplay from her novel, as well as a previously unpublished chapter, "Mother's Day," that was left out of the original Bantam edition. Based on the author's early years in Paris with her famous father, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries chronicles the growth of an extraordinary family. Previously the adored only child, Channe finds her world disrupted by the adoption of a French brother, Benoit. This inspired novel explores the complex, volatile relationship between a brother, a sister, a mother, and a father as they confront their own experiences of orphanhood. Kaylie Jones was born in Paris in 1960. She is the author of five novels, including Speak Now (Akashic, 2003), Celeste Ascending (HarperCollins, 2000), As Soon As it Rains (Doubleday, 1986) and Quite the Other Way (Doubleday, 1989). Jones has been a Writer in Residence in the New York City public schools through Teachers & Writers Collaborative for many years. In 1997, she became involved in the creation of the MFA Program in Writing of Long Island Universityıs Southampton campus, where she still teaches Literature and Fiction Writing. Jones's novels have been translated into many languages including German, French, Japanese, and Italian. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. |
