From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongs...
From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.
The leader, and soon Alice’s greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who 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 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.
作者简介
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Jojo Moyes is a British novelist.
Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist.
Moyes' novel Foreign Fruit won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Romantic Novel of the Ye...
Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist.
Moyes' novel Foreign Fruit won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Romantic Novel of the Year in 2004.
She is married to journalist Charles Arthur and has three children.
一直以为Jojo Moyes是美国作家，这书看了几页，觉得文笔不像，查了一下真是英国的。单看这本小说三星半，文字功底扎实，故事圆满，可惜很多细节描写都很老套，没有惊喜。但作为一本以真实事件为背景的女性励志小说，非常成功的把美国历史上那批勇敢的女性带进了我的视野，很容易联想到那本《Call the Midwife》。为那些奋斗不息、勇敢善良的女性们鼓掌！👏👏👏
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0 有用 妮可Gay得慢 2023-05-29 22:56:27 广东
马背图书馆，把书送到大山里，the giver of stars这个名字很好听。如果两个女主角没有安排爱情故事的话应该会更喜欢这本书，里面99%的小镇男人又坏又碍事，但还是刚好有两个完美的男人配得上她们，就不可能嘛。最正道的情节是两个恨爹的女人互相帮助。
4 有用 小宗 2020-02-22 11:28:50
一直以为Jojo Moyes是美国作家，这书看了几页，觉得文笔不像，查了一下真是英国的。单看这本小说三星半，文字功底扎实，故事圆满，可惜很多细节描写都很老套，没有惊喜。但作为一本以真实事件为背景的女性励志小说，非常成功的把美国历史上那批勇敢的女性带进了我的视野，很容易联想到那本《Call the Midwife》。为那些奋斗不息、勇敢善良的女性们鼓掌！👏👏👏
0 有用 墨兰 2021-07-07 14:24:42
为啥还没中文版。这么好看的小说，应该更多人读到哇。Margery在监狱生孩子和大家一起监狱外唱歌，看的泪流满面。愈是在艰难时，大家的情谊愈发彰显如此真挚美好。 有两个疑问:Bennet老爸太坏，然鹅，他到底是性冷淡还是同性恋？为啥和女主离婚了，又结婚？ Verna在法庭到底是做伪证还是陈述了事实？不是有一段说Margery标注不给他爸送书的吗？Verna又为啥要帮助Margery出庭呢？反正她恨的... 为啥还没中文版。这么好看的小说，应该更多人读到哇。Margery在监狱生孩子和大家一起监狱外唱歌，看的泪流满面。愈是在艰难时，大家的情谊愈发彰显如此真挚美好。 有两个疑问:Bennet老爸太坏，然鹅，他到底是性冷淡还是同性恋？为啥和女主离婚了，又结婚？ Verna在法庭到底是做伪证还是陈述了事实？不是有一段说Margery标注不给他爸送书的吗？Verna又为啥要帮助Margery出庭呢？反正她恨的她爸已经死了。 (展开)
0 有用 flora182 2024-07-26 17:09:05 吉林
关于女性觉醒，女性成长，女性互助，结尾皆大欢喜
0 有用 日子旁见 2023-02-10 10:08:31 江苏
【有声书】听完才发现在大萧条时代，真的有这么一群人骑着马，叫Packhorse librarian在kentucky州给他人带去信息。作者笔下的五个女性每个都性格鲜明，而且每个人最后都是好结局。在美丽的大自然，有周围一群能为你奋不顾身的人，和自己热爱的事业，谁会想搬啊？这些女性主角在质疑，谩骂，社会等等不友好的环境里所展示出来的坚韧和勤恳真的很像那个时候的民风。