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449,542 ratings36,693 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction (2019) From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.
THE GIVER OF STARS. A love letter to the power of books and friendship. Women become horseback librarians in 1930s Kentucky and face challenges from the landscape, the weather, and the men around them. Alice thought marrying attractive American Bennett Van Cleve would be her ticket out of her stifling life in England.
Book review, full book summary and synopsis for The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes, a charming and light historical fiction novel about the Pack Horse Librarians of Appalachia in the 1930s.
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is the unforgettable story of a group of women that become the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. The women are all vastly different, but the way they come...
All opinions are my own. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is a fictional tale about the real-life Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. Jojo Moyes is one of the most successful authors around today. She’s a New York Times bestseller and her novel Me Before You became a movie.
In her new novel “The Giver of Stars,” Jojo Moyes asks what society allows women to be. Set in a small Kentucky town in Depression-era America, the novel details the lives of five...
“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. Moyes celebrates the power of reading in a terrific book...
The Giver of Stars is a 2019 historical fiction novel by Jojo Moyes about packhorse librarians in a remote area of Kentucky. Set in Depression-era America, The Giver of Stars is the story of five extraordinary women and their journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.
British author Jojo Moyes’ latest novel, THE GIVER OF STARS, is one of those rare examples where fiction communicates very human truths that historical facts alone can’t express. But to get the idea, a historical prelude is helpful.
Ill-suited to the stultifying environment and prospects of England, Alice jumps at the chance to escape to America by marrying Bennet, the wealthy, handsome son of a coal-mine owner.