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Janice Holt Giles

Born

in Altus, Arkansas, The United States

March 28, 1905

Died

June 01, 1979

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Janice Holt Giles was an American writer best known for her series of pseudo historical novels focusing on life on the American frontier, particularly within Kentucky.

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Average rating: 4.16 · 3,168 ratings · 401 reviews · 42 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hannah Fowler (Kentuckians, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 1956 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Believers (Kentuckians, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 1957 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Willie 4.19 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1951 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kentuckians (Kentuckians, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1953 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Enduring Hills 4.26 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1950 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	40 Acres and No Mule 4.24 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1967 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tara's Healing 4.12 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 1951 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnny Osage (Kentuckians, #5) 4.05 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1960 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land Beyond the Mountains (Kentuckians, #3) by Janice Holt Giles, Dianne Watkins, Dianne Watkins Stuart 4.06 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1959 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shady Grove by Janice Holt Giles, Wade Hall 4.30 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1978 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Janice Holt Giles

The Kentuckians (10 books)
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Piney Ridge (3 books)
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Quotes by Janice Holt Giles (?)

“It came over me, then, that any woman who ever loves more than one man must carry forever with her, in her heart, a ghost. There is no new thing for her to learn. It has all been done before.”
― Janice Holt Giles, The Believers

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