The giver of stars
Record details
- ISBN: 0399562486
- ISBN: 9780399562488
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Physical Description:
390 pages ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: [New York, New York] : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, [2019]
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
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Subject: | Packhorse librarians Kentucky Fiction Traveling libraries Kentucky Fiction Women librarians Fiction |
Genre: | Romance fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 6 of 8 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 8 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126024136404 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Covington Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126024551693 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126023963089 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126024314217 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126024551719 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
Independence Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126023963071 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |
Independence Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126024551651 | Closed Stacks Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | MOYES J (Text) | 33126024551701 | Closed Stacks Fiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 May
The top-selling Moyes goes historical in a Depression-set story featuring Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. Alice Wright leaves stuffy England to marry charming American Bennett Van Cleve but finds her life not a whole lot happier. Getting involved with the Horseback Librarians, a program promoted by Eleanor Roosevelt, brings her purpose and friendship.
Copyright 2019 Library Journal. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 September
Moyes's 16th book (after
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.Still Me ) takes place in Depression-era Kentucky, where bride Alice Wright is trying to fit in. This is not how she imagined her glamorous American life when she left her native England. Her new husband, Bennett Van Cleve, is ruled by his overbearing father, and even the family housekeeper views her with suspicion. When a local woman asks for volunteers for the WPA Packhorse Library, Alice steps forward, despite the objections of her father-in-law and husband. From Marge, the fiercely independent and unconventional woman who runs the library, to Sophia, who left the Louisville "colored" library to care for her brother, the story of these packhorse librarians unfolds as they bring books to the people living in poverty in the Appalachian hills and fight the prejudice against women and African Americans that may result in the library being closed. A murder and unrest among the coal miners add to a tale of a fascinating and difficult time.VERDICT Rich in history, with well-developed characters and a strong sense of place, this book will fit well in any library's fiction collection. For fans of Sara Gruen'sWater for Elephants or Catherine Marshall'sChristy . [See Prepub Alert, 4/15/19; "Fall Fireworks,"LJ 8/19.]âTerry Lucas, Shelter Island P.L., NY