Jennifer Steil Standalone Novels books in order

Jennifer Steil's standalone novels include The Ambassador's Wife and Exile Music, literary fiction that draws on themes of displacement, culture, and identity.
Series · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Ambassador’s Wife 2015 Jennifer Steil Buy
2 Exile Music 2020 Jennifer Steil Buy

Jennifer Steil’s standalone novels reflect her interest in cross-cultural experiences and the lives of people displaced by conflict. The Ambassador’s Wife (2015) is a thriller about a hostage crisis in a fictional Middle Eastern country, inspired in part by Steil’s own experiences abroad. The novel won the 2013 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition for Best Novel.

Exile Music (2020) follows a young Viennese girl whose family flees Nazi-occupied Austria and resettles in La Paz, Bolivia. The novel covers the family’s struggle to preserve their musical traditions while adapting to an unfamiliar land and culture.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Jennifer Steil Standalone Novels series?

There are two books in the Jennifer Steil Standalone Novels series, published between 2015 and 2020.

What is the first book in the Jennifer Steil Standalone Novels series?

The first book in the Jennifer Steil Standalone Novels series is The Ambassador’s Wife, published in 2015.

What inspired Jennifer Steil to write Exile Music?

Exile Music explores the little-known history of Jewish refugees who fled Europe for Bolivia during World War II. Steil was drawn to this overlooked chapter of the war, telling the story of a family of Viennese musicians who rebuild their lives in the Andes.

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