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Jojo Moyes - The Giver of Stars (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
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.
England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind. But stuffy, disapproving Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours work over his wife and is dominated by his overbearing father, is not the adventure - or the escape - that she hoped for.
That is, until she meets Margery O'Hare, a troublesome woman - and daughter of a notorious felon - the town wishes to forget. Margery's on a mission to spread the wonder of books and reading to the poor and lost - and she needs Alice's help.
Trekking alone under big open skies, through wild mountain forests, Alice, Margery and their fellow sisters of the trail discover freedom, friendship - and a life to call their own. But when Baileyville turns against them, will their belief in one another - and the power of the written word - be enough to save them?
Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Giver of Stars features five incredible women who will prove to be every bit as beloved as Lou Clark, the unforgettable heroine of Me Before You.
Details
- Format : Thicker 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Women's Fiction
- Published : 2019 (Penguin/Michael Joseph - 1st Edition, 5th Printing)
- ISBN : 9780718183202
- SKU : B002815
- PPC : SP600gm
- RRP : £20.00 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Moyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love' - Sunday Express.
'Storytelling at its best' - Marie Claire.
'Her best novel yet' - The Times.
'A triumph' - Heat.
'A deeply satisfying book full of big emotions' - Good Housekeeping.
'Britain's best contemporary female author' - Sun on Sunday.
'A wonderful novel. The Giver of Stars is the most sweeping, dramatic, richly evocative book, full of brilliantly feisty women' - Sophie Kinsella.
The Author
Pauline Sara Jo Moyes, known professionally as Jojo Moyes, is an English journalist and, since 2002, a romance novelist and screenwriter. She is one of only a few authors to have twice won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association and has been translated into twenty-eight languages.
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