A girl comes of age in Paris with her expatriate family-and struggles with sibling rivalry-in a "delightful" novel that "captures the essence of childhood" (
Library Journal).
Based on the author's life with her famous father, novelist James Jones,
A Soldier's Daughter Never Criestells the story of Channe Willis, who happily lives with her parents in Paris. But when they adopt a French boy named Benoit-ending Channe's only-child status-her idyllic world is disrupted, and the relationships among this unusual family turn volatile. The basis for a Merchant Ivory film, this is a "discerning, brightly written" novel about love and loss (
Library Journal).
"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 novelists. Nonetheless there are a few... and added to their small number ought to be Kaylie Jones." -
The
New York Times
"Every page is a joy." -Sue Harrison,
Self Magazine
Includes a new introduction by the author and a previously unpublished chapter
