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Imprint: Michael Joseph
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Published: 03/10/2019
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ISBN: 9780718183202
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Length: 448 Pages
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Dimensions: 240mm x 40mm x 162mm
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Weight: 672g
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RRP: £20.00
The Giver of Stars
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Fall in love with the enchanting Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Me Before You
THE SPELLBINDING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF ME BEFORE YOU
'Both a love letter to reading and a hymn to female friendship, this is a tale packed full of romance, tension, and brilliantly drawn characters. Pure pleasure' SUNDAY MIRROR
'Loved every page and didn't want it to end. Transports you to a different place and time' 5***** READER REVIEW
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She always knew she could change the world. But nobody ever changed the world alone . . .
In 1930s England, Alice is stifled, bored, and misunderstood.
So when she meets wealthy and handsome American, Bennett Van Cleve, she is quickly swept off her feet.
Marrying him and moving to America seems like a great adventure - but life as a newlywed in stuffy Baileyville, Kentucky, is not at all what she hoped for.
Until, that is, she responds to a call for volunteers to start a travelling library, surprising herself by saying yes, before her husband can say no . . .
Led by feisty and rebellious Margery O'Hare, this unlikely group of women travel far and wide on their mission to bring books and reading to those that need it, and Alice finally discovers the freedom, friendship, and independence she's been looking for.
But not everyone approves of what they are doing, and when the town turns against them, will their belief in each other and their work be enough?
The Giver of Stars is a mesmerising tale of female friendship, romance, and the wonder of books and reading, based on a remarkable true story.
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'An entertaining, immersive and moving read' THE SUNDAY TIMES
'I loved it and didn't want it to end!' LIANE MORIARTY, author of Big Little Lies
'Moyes' best yet' SUNDAY POST
'Her best yet' BOOKSELLER
'Moyes' greatest work yet' LISA TADDEO, author of Three Women
'My favourite of 2019' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Epic' DAVID NICHOLLS, bestselling author of One Day
'Utterly enchanting' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'I laughed and I cried. Could not put it down' 5***** READER REVIEW
'The most sweeping, dramatic, richly evocative book, full of brilliantly feisty women' SOPHIE KINSELLA, bestselling author of The Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Imprint: Michael Joseph
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Published: 03/10/2019
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ISBN: 9780718183202
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Length: 448 Pages
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Dimensions: 240mm x 40mm x 162mm
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Weight: 672g
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RRP: £20.00
Reviews
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An entertaining, immersive and moving read. The Giver of Stars is rip-roaring popular fiction . . . but it is also a novel that celebrates education, intellectual curiosity and, above all, books and the knowledge, comfort, company and power that they can bring. Moyes shines a light on a historic footnote to pay tribute to women's work, endurance and female solidarity
The Sunday Times
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With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel. I loved it and didn't want it to end!
Liane Moriarty
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What a wonderful novel. The Giver of Stars is the most sweeping, dramatic, richly evocative book, full of brilliantly feisty women. I whipped through the pages, utterly agog, pretty much feeling as though I was on a horse in 1930s Kentucky myself
Sophie Kinsella
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Epic
David Nicholls, bestselling author of One Day
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Timeless, Jojo Moyes' greatest work yet, and one of the most exquisitely-written - and absolutely compulsory - novels about women ever told. Brilliant and perfect and will remind you of why you read; even of why you breathe
Lisa Taddeo, bestselling author of Three Women
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Purest joy - even as it cheerfully breaks your heart. A go-get-em adventure about E Roosevelt's horseback librarians, it celebrates female friendship and the power of books
Damian Barr
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Both a love letter to reading and a hymn to female friendship, this is a tale packed full of romance, tension, and brilliantly drawn characters. Pure pleasure
Sunday Mirror
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Utterly enchanting
Mail on Sunday
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I loved this dashing adventure set in 1930s Kentucky, America. Intensely moving and crammed with romance and emotion, this is a full-pack-of-tissues novel.
Sun
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Based on a true story of the real Horseback Librarians of Kentucky this was a truly joyous and divine read. The rich, determined, extraordinary characters consumed me. The history, the setting; everything about this glorious book is superb
Nina Potell, Prima
