Thursday Night Book Club

The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes

Set in Depression-era America, this exhilarating story introduces us to five extraordinary women, their remarkable journeys delivering books through the mountains of Kentucky and personal struggles.

Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything leads four other singular women. Together they 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 of library service 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. (excerpted from the goodreads.com description) 

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