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Ill-suited to the stultifying environment and prospects of England Alice jumps at the chance to escape to America by marrying Bennet the wealthy handsome son of a coal-mine owner. Based on a true story rooted in Americas past The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling.
But GIVER OF STARS was hard to get through for several reasons.
Giver of stars book review. The Giver of Stars is a historical fiction story about the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky a group of 5 women who travel through a large region of the mountainous state delivering books to rural residents through a program inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt. These women endure several challenges along the way facing racism and sexism as well as the hardships of small-town life. The cover jacket is gorgeous.
But GIVER OF STARS was hard to get through for several reasons. The main character and co-heroine comes from a cozy but rigid and oppressive home in England meets a young American marries him and lands in a small town in 1937 Kentucky. Her husbands family owns the biggest coal mine around.
Review by Annie Peters. Ill-suited to the stultifying environment and prospects of England Alice jumps at the chance to escape to America by marrying Bennet the wealthy handsome son of a coal-mine owner. However soon after arriving in Bennets small town in Depression-era Kentucky Alice realizes that problems in her marriage a controlling father-in-law and small-town.
THE GIVER OF STARS. By Jojo Moyes RELEASE DATE. Women become horseback librarians in 1930s Kentucky and face challenges from the landscape the weather and the men around them.
Alice thought marrying attractive American Bennett Van Cleve would be her ticket out of her stifling life in England. But when she and Bennett settle in Baileyville Kentucky she realizes. An impulsive British woman her band of librarians on horseback a punishing winter in Southern Appalachia moonshiners with itchy trigger fingers and the.
Moyes heartfelt tale about brave and under-appreciated horseback librarians who reached hundreds of thousands in less than a decade has captured this slice of history with consummate eloquence. Reviewed by Pauline Finch on November 8 2019. The Giver of Stars.
Review of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. Posted on 07302020 by rhapsodyinbooks. I always enjoy reading novels by Jojo Moyes.
Like her book The Ship of Brides this one tells a story that offers a glimpse into history about which many people were unaware. In The Giver of Stars Moyes introduces us to the Pack Horse Library Project one of FDRs programs to provide employment and. An adventure story grounded in female competence and mutual support and an obvious affection for the popular literature of the early 20th century give this Depression-era novel plenty of appeal.
Yet the women in The Giver of Stars are always able to overcome the challenges that are put in front of them. While the novel mostly succeeds with this focus the final climactic moments of the. View my Affiliate Disclosure page here.
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is an engaging tale about five women and their journey through the mountains of Kentucky. The following book club questions for The Giver of Stars will have spoilers. Praise for The Giver of Stars A captivating tale of love friendship and self-actualization People The Giver of Stars is a richly rewarding exploration of the depths of friendship good men willing to stand up to bad and adult love.
Moyes celebrates the power of reading in. Hello everyone Todays review is on The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. The Giver of Stars first came on my radar when it was picked for the Hello Sunshine Book Club hosted by Reese Witherspoon however it was not until I read the synopsis that I was convinced I needed to read this book.
One of the things that jumped out at me was that it was about pack horse librarians in rural Kentucky. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is the unforgettable story of a group of women that become the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. The Giver of Stars is a wonderful novel about unlikely friendship and overcoming odds that is reminiscent of books like The Help and The Secret Life of Bees.
If your book club decides to read itand I think you shouldthis series of posts will provide. Moyes sends her adventurous heroine to Depression-era Appalachia in her new novel The Giver of Stars For Alice marriage to a dapper American man seems like. I received a copy of The Giver of Stars in exchange for a review.
All opinions are my own. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is a fictional tale about the real-life Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. Jojo Moyes is one of the most successful authors around today.
The Giver of Stars is not only a beautiful historic tale but also a celebration of women their bravery and the power of literature. The joyful and uplifting storytelling carried this plot effortlessly making this novel an easy but adventurous read. There is always a way out of a situation.
Based on a true story rooted in Americas 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 womens friendship of true love and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.