Book
The giver of stars / Jojo Moyes.
Summary:
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399562488
- Physical Description: 390 pages ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: [New York] : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019
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- Subject:
- Women librarians > Fiction.
Marriage > Fiction
Female Friendship > Fiction
Kentucky > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Romance fiction.
Available copies
- 29 of 34 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Radium Hot Springs Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 34 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Hot Springs Public Library | FIC MOY (Text) | 35130000054126 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |