The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes | Published October 8th 2019 by Pamela Dorman Books |  400 Pages | Goodreads

✅ REVIEW

Written in engaging prose, The Giver of Stars is a compelling, charming, and interesting story that takes place in Kentucky (USA).

The novel is inspired by the real history of the Pack Horse librarians. Set during the Depression times in America, the book follows the lives of these librarians delivering books to residents who live relatively isolated on the mountains.

The story is about female friendship, endurance, and hope. I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend it.

✅ PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION

“Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You

Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. 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.

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. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.

What happens to them–and to the men they love–becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. 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.

✅ BOOK SOURCE AND FORMAT

Loan from Miami-Dade’s Library Overdrive, audiobook