“Bestselling author Jojo Moyes has a unique way of using her prose to make her readers feel great emotions – love, passion, sadness, and grief – and her latest novel, The Giver of Stars– does not disappoint in that respect.” “Moyes paints an engrossing picture of life in rural America, and it's easy to root for the enterprising librarians.” The Giver of Stars is a celebration of love, but also of reading, of knowledge, of female friendship, of the beauty of our most rural corners, and our enduring American grit: the kind of true grit that can be found in the hills of Kentucky and on the pages of this inspiring book.” “Though she made her mark writing contemporary romance, Moyes proves just as adept at historical fiction. Moyes celebrates the power of reading in a terrific book that only reinforces that message.” “ The Giver of Stars is a richly rewarding exploration of the depths of friendship, good men willing to stand up to bad and adult love. “A captivating tale of love, friendship, and self-actualization.” Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic-a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond. And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives.īased on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. What happens to them-and to the men they love-becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity, and passion.

They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. “A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.” -Reese Witherspoonįrom the author of the forthcoming Someone Else’s Shoes, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond in Depression-era AmericaĪlice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve, hoping to escape her stifling life in England. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

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