Large print book
The giver of stars / Jojo Moyes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593152263 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 573 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Random House Large Print, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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| Subject: | Large type books. Women librarians > Fiction. Kentucky > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Love stories. |
Available copies
- 9 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 11 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valemount Public Library | f moy lp (Text) | 35194014297287 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Volunteering for Eleanor Rooseveltâs new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships. By the best-selling author of Me Before You. (romance). Simultaneous. - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER |Â A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
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âA great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.â âReese Witherspoon
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From the author of the forthcoming Someone Elseâs 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 Rooseveltâs 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.Â
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, theyâre 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 Americaâs 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 womenâs friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.
