02236cam a2200373 4500 612772832 TxAuBib 20200114120000.0 190716s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019030049 9780399562488 trade 0399562486 trade DLC eng DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Moyes, Jojo, 1969- The giver of stars / Jojo Moyes. [New York, N.Y. : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, [2019] 390 p. ; 24 cm. Library Journal Starred, September 2019. Booklist starred, September 2019. Publishers Weekly, August 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. Library Journal Starred. Booklist starred. Publishers Weekly. "Set 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 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 . . ."--Publisher provided. Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult. 20200114. Women librarians Fiction. Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Kentucky Fiction. Moyes, Jojo, New York : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, 2019 The giver of stars.