2020 British Book Award Fiction Book of the Year (shortlist)
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER AND REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK
'Wildly romantic'DAILY MAIL
'Epic' DAVID NICHOLLS
'Delightful' THE TIMES
'Beautiful' LIANE MORIARTY
A spellbinding story of love, community and friendship from the author of the international bestselling phenomenon Me Before You andThe Last Letter from Your Lover, now a major motion picture
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FRIENDSHIP FREED HER. BUT WILL IT SAVE HER?
In 1937, dusty Baileyville, Kentucky is no place for a woman.
For newly-arrived English rose Alice Wright, whose father-in-law has the town sown up, the atmosphere is stifling and she is desperate to escape.
Which leads her to Margery O’Hare and her small band of horsewomen taking books and learning to isolated homesteads. Who else will rescue the vulnerable from poverty and ignorance?
But this brazen act of female defiance – of emancipation – cannot go unpunished, especially by Baileyville’s men.
Alice and Margery and the other horseback librarians must find the courage to stand together.
Can they show this divided town the value of love, friendship and community?
________
'A beguiling tale of unlikely love. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance. Delightful' The Times
'Beautiful, special . . . with characters so real they feel like dear friends. I loved it and didn't want it to end!' Liane Moriarty
'Inspiring and wildly romantic' Daily Mail, Books of the Year
'Her best book yet. It's a romance - but about female friends, the outdoors and the magic of reading' Grazia
Genre: Historical
'Wildly romantic'DAILY MAIL
'Epic' DAVID NICHOLLS
'Delightful' THE TIMES
'Beautiful' LIANE MORIARTY
A spellbinding story of love, community and friendship from the author of the international bestselling phenomenon Me Before You andThe Last Letter from Your Lover, now a major motion picture
________
FRIENDSHIP FREED HER. BUT WILL IT SAVE HER?
In 1937, dusty Baileyville, Kentucky is no place for a woman.
For newly-arrived English rose Alice Wright, whose father-in-law has the town sown up, the atmosphere is stifling and she is desperate to escape.
Which leads her to Margery O’Hare and her small band of horsewomen taking books and learning to isolated homesteads. Who else will rescue the vulnerable from poverty and ignorance?
But this brazen act of female defiance – of emancipation – cannot go unpunished, especially by Baileyville’s men.
Alice and Margery and the other horseback librarians must find the courage to stand together.
Can they show this divided town the value of love, friendship and community?
________
'A beguiling tale of unlikely love. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance. Delightful' The Times
'Beautiful, special . . . with characters so real they feel like dear friends. I loved it and didn't want it to end!' Liane Moriarty
'Inspiring and wildly romantic' Daily Mail, Books of the Year
'Her best book yet. It's a romance - but about female friends, the outdoors and the magic of reading' Grazia
Genre: Historical
Praise for this book
"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
"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
"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
"Epic." - David Nicholls
"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
"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
"Epic." - David Nicholls
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