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The Giver of Stars: A Novel (Large Print)

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Giver of Stars: A Novel (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jojo Moyes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:592
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156
Category/GenreLarge Print
Trade Publishers Large Print
All Dates
Historical
ISBN/Barcode 9780593152263
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Trade Publishers Large Print
Imprint Random House Large Print
NZ Release Date 22 October 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESES BOOK CLUB PICK A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together. -Reese Witherspoon From the author of the forthcoming Someone Elses Shoes, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond in Depression-era America 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 Roosevelts new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alices greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman whos never asked a mans 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, theyre committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives. Based on a true story rooted in Americas past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic--a richly rewarding novel of womens friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.