Name: The Giver of Stars: A Novel (Random House Large Print) (in English)
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Author: Jojo Moyes
ISBN: 9780593152263

portada The Giver of Stars: A Novel (Random House Large Print) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jojo Moyes

Publisher

Random House Large Print Publishing

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

592

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.4 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.60 kg.

ISBN13

9780593152263

Synopsis "The Giver of Stars: A Novel (Random House Large Print) (in English)"

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "A great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together." --Reese Witherspoon From the author of the forthcoming Someone Else's 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 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 Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. 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, they're 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 America's 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 women's friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.

Jojo Moyes

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Jojo Moyes es novelista, periodista y guionista. Sus libros incluyen los best sellers Yo antes de ti, Después de ti y Sigo siendo yo, La última carta de amor, La chica que dejaste atrás, Uno más uno, Te regalaré las estrellas y el libro de relatos París para uno y otras historias. En tus tacones alcanzó el número uno en la lista de más vendidos del Sunday Times. Sus obras han sido traducidas a cuarenta y seis idiomas, se han colocado en el número uno en doce países y han vendido más de treinta y ocho millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Yo antes de ti ha superado los catorce millones de ejemplares vendidos y fue adaptada al cine en una película protagonizada por Sam Claflin y Emilia Clarke. Jojo vive en Essex.

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