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Jarrettsville : A Novel
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Jarrettsville : A Novel Paperback - 2009

by Nixon, Cornelia

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Based on a true story from the author's family history, "Jarrettsville" begins in 1869, amid chaos and confusion in the moments following Martha Jane Cairnes's murder of her fiance in front of 50 witnesses and former Union militia members.

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  • Title Jarrettsville : A Novel
  • Author Nixon, Cornelia
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Counterpoint Press, Berkeley
  • Date 2009-09-01
  • Features Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 13531394-75
  • ISBN 9781582435121 / 158243512X
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5 x 1 in (20.07 x 12.70 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Trials (Murder) - Maryland
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009024441
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2009, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 10/25/2009, Page 26
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/10/2009, Page 34

About the author

Cornelia Nixon has written two novels, Now You See It and Angels Go Naked, as well as a book of literary criticism on D.H. Lawrence. She has published stories in numerous publications, and has won two O. Henry Awards, two Pushcart Prizes, a Nelson Algren Prize, and the Carl Sandburg Award for Fiction. She teaches in the MFA program at Mills College and lives in Berkeley, California.