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Author:

Moyes, Jojo.

Title:

The giver of stars : a novel / Jojo Moyes.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publisher:

Penguin Audio

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

11 audio discs (approximately 14 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Librarians--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Women librarians--Kentucky--Fiction.
Traveling libraries--Fiction.
Women librarians--Fiction.
British--Kentucky--Fiction.
Kentucky--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Whelan, Julia, 1984-, narrator.

Notes:

Compact discs. DEC19. Read by Julia Whelan.

Summary:

Volunteering for Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library in small-town Kentucky, an English bride joins a group of independent women whose commitment to their job transforms the community and their relationships.
"Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium. 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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1117716232

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

VWPC964 -- Calmar Public Library (Calmar)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)

VXPE964 -- Decorah Public Library (Decorah)

ZBPE245 -- Norelius Community Library (Denison)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

TSPC862 -- Norma Anders Public Library (Dysart)

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

REPC017 -- Greenfield Public Library (Greenfield)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

RNPC397 -- Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library (Guthrie Center)

EYPC755 -- Kingsley Public Library (Kingsley)

RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

CNPC792 -- Montezuma Public Library (Montezuma)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)

BKPC251 -- Woodward Public Library (Woodward)