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The Giver of Stars

ISBN 
9780718183219
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R275.00
Published 
August 2020
About the book: 
England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind.
 
But stuffy, disapproving Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours work over his wife and is dominated by his overbearing father, is not the adventure - or the escape - that she hoped for.
 
That is, until she meets Margery O'Hare, a troublesome woman - and daughter of a notorious felon - the town wishes to forget.
 
Margery's on a mission to spread the wonder of books and reading to the poor and lost - and she needs Alice's help.
 
Trekking alone under big open skies, through wild mountain forests, Alice, Margery and their fellow sisters of the trail discover freedom, friendship - and a life to call their own.
 
But when the town turns against them, will their belief in one another - and the power of the written word - be enough to save them?
 
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About the Author

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and screenwriter. Her books include the bestsellers  Me Before You, After You  and  Still Me, The One Plus One, The Giver of Stars, Someone Else's Shoes,  and her short story collection  Paris for One and Other Stories.  Jojo's novels have been translated into forty-six languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries, and have sold over fifty-seven million copies worldwide.  Me Before You  has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. In 2023, Jojo joined BBC Maestro’s online platform of world-class experts with her course,  Writing Love Stories,  which is available now. Jojo lives in the UK.

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