 First edition | |
| Author | Kaylie Jones |
|---|---|
| Genre | Autobiographic fiction |
| Published | Bantam Books, 1990 Akashic Books, 2003 (reissue) |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 203 |
| ISBN | 9781888451467 |
| OCLC | 59311418 |
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a semi-autobiographical novel by Kaylie Jones, the daughter of American author James Jones. [1] It describes her childhood in Paris in the 1960s, her struggles adjusting to her parents' adoption of a French boy, Benoit, and the family's later cultural transition when they return to the United States. [2]
This novel was first published in 1990 by Bantam Books, [1] and was reissued in 2003 by Akashic Books.
This novel was also adapted for the screen as A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries by James Ivory in 1998. [3]
