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The Giver of Stars

ISBN 
9780718183226
Format 
Epub
Recommended Price 
R0.00
Published 
October 2019
About the book: 
The brand-new standalone novel from the Number One bestselling author of  Me Before You,  After You  and  Still Me.
 
Inspired by a remarkable true story, the unforgettable journey of five extraordinary women living in extraordinary and perilous times.
Alice Wright has travelled halfway across the world to escape her stifling life in England. Handsome American businessman Bennett Van Cleve represents a fresh start. But she soon realises that swapping the twitching curtains of suburbia for newlywed life in the wild mountains of Kentucky isn't the answer to her prayers. But maybe meeting Margery O'Hara is. The heart and backbone of the small community of Salt Lick, a woman who isn't afraid of anything or anyone, Margery is on a mission.
 
Enlisting Alice, along with three other women, all from very different backgrounds, to join her, the band of unlikely sisters battle the elements and unforgiving terrain - as well as brave all manner of dangers and social disapproval - to ride hundreds of miles a week to deliver books to isolated families. Transforming the lives of so many is all the impetus they need to take such risks.
 
And for Alice, her new job and blossoming friendships become an unexpected lifeline, providing her with the courage she needs to make some tough decisions about her marriage. Then a body is found in the mountains, rocking the close-knit community and tearing the women apart as one of them becomes the prime suspect. Can they pull together to overcome their greatest challenge yet?
 
A love letter to the power of books and literature and their ability to bring us together and deliver the truth, as well as a tribute to female friendship, The Giver of Stars is the book that Jojo Moyes was born to write.
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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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