The giver of stars : [a novel] / Jojo Moyes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143136149
- ISBN: 0143136143
- Physical Description: 432, 14 pages ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Books, 2022.
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General Note: | Subtitle from cover. |
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Subject: | Man-woman relationships > Fiction. British > Kentucky > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Women librarians > Kentucky > Fiction. Traveling libraries > Fiction. Kentucky > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Texas County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Texas County - Cabool | F Moyes (Text) | 38350101389414 | Fiction | Available | - |
Library Journal Review
The Giver of Stars : Reese's Book Club (a Novel)
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Moyes's 16th book (after Still Me) takes place in Depression-era Kentucky, where bride Alice Wright is trying to fit in. This is not how she imagined her glamorous American life when she left her native England. Her new husband, Bennett Van Cleve, is ruled by his overbearing father, and even the family housekeeper views her with suspicion. When a local woman asks for volunteers for the WPA Packhorse Library, Alice steps forward, despite the objections of her father-in-law and husband. From Marge, the fiercely independent and unconventional woman who runs the library, to Sophia, who left the Louisville "colored" library to care for her brother, the story of these packhorse librarians unfolds as they bring books to the people living in poverty in the Appalachian hills and fight the prejudice against women and African Americans that may result in the library being closed. A murder and unrest among the coal miners add to a tale of a fascinating and difficult time. VERDICT Rich in history, with well-developed characters and a strong sense of place, this book will fit well in any library's fiction collection. For fans of Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants or Catherine Marshall's Christy. [See Prepub Alert, 4/15/19; "Fall Fireworks," LJ 8/19.]--Terry Lucas, Shelter Island P.L., NY