The reader is treated as a kind of alchemy of the page, when the character, the device and the song are combined with the right notes, creating an authentic humanity worth remembering and celebrating. New York News
Award-winning News of the World and critic and best-seller of the enemy of women return to Texas in an atmospheric story at the end of the Civil War about premature artists — a group of ragtag musicians he travels to make a living and a charming young Irishman who steals his heart.
In March 1865, a long and bitter war between nations ended. Until now, twenty-three-year-old Simon Boudlin has avoided military service because of his light build-up, youthful appearance and complete lack of computers to double the truth. But after a battle in Victoria, Texas, Simon confined himself to the Confederate army for too long. Fortunately, his talent for dance gives him a relatively easy position in the ensemble of the regiment.
Weeks later, on the eve of the surrender of the confederation, Simon and his bandmates are called in to play the police and their families on both sides of the conflict. There, a quick-thinking young man cannot help noticing the beautiful Doris Mary Dillon, an unjust girl from Ireland who is the ruler of the Union of the Colonels.
After surrender, Simon and Doris follow different paths. He travels around Texas as a musician in search of fame and fortune. To complete three years of service, he must be accompanied by the Colonel’s family. But Simon can’t forget the honest Irish girl and swears he’ll find her again someday.
The actor Simon is a fascinating and bitter story about what a person has and how long he has to fulfill his wishes.
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