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"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 Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. What happens to them -- and to the men they love -- becomes a classic drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. Though they face all kinds of dangers, they're committed to their job--bringing books to people who have never had any, sharing the gift of learning that will change their lives. Based on a true story rooted in America's past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope. At times funny, at others heartbreaking, this is a richly rewarding novel of women's friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond"-- Provided by publisher
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The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2021
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- Titolo
- The Giver of Stars
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Jojo Moyes
- Editore
- Penguin Books
- Pubblicato
- 2021
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 416
- ISBN10
- 0399562494
- ISBN13
- 9780399562495
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Natura, Letteratura romantica, Prosa storica, Avventura, Animali, Amore, Donne, Amicizia, USA, Omicidi, Cavalli, America, Emancipazione, Biblioteche, Diritti delle donne, Bibliotecari, bibliotecarie, Crisi economica mondiale, 1929
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2019
- Titolo originale
- The Giver of Stars
- Valutazione
- 4,25 su 5
- Descrizione
- "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 Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. What happens to them -- and to the men they love -- becomes a classic drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. Though they face all kinds of dangers, they're committed to their job--bringing books to people who have never had any, sharing the gift of learning that will change their lives. Based on a true story rooted in America's past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope. At times funny, at others heartbreaking, this is a richly rewarding novel of women's friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond"-- Provided by publisher