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  • The Giver of Stars

  • Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
  • Auteur(s): Jojo Moyes
  • Narrateur(s): Julia Whelan
  • Durée: 13 h et 52 min
  • 4,7 out of 5 stars (1 659 évaluations)

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The Giver of Stars

Auteur(s): Jojo Moyes
Narrateur(s): Julia Whelan
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Number one New York Times best seller

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick 

USA Today's top 100 books to read while stuck at home social distancing

“I’ve been a huge Jojo Moyes fan. Her characters are so compelling.... It’s such a great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.” (Reese Witherspoon)

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.

Soon to be a major motion picture!

©2019 Jojo Moyes (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Ce que les critiques en disent

 “A captivating tale of love, friendship, and self-actualization.” (People)

"The Giver of Stars is a richly rewarding exploration of the depths of friendship, good men willing to stand up to bad and adult love. Moyes celebrates the power of reading in a terrific book that only reinforces that message." (USA Today

"Though she made her mark writing contemporary romance, Moyes proves just as adept at historical fiction.... The Giver of Stars is a celebration of love, but also of reading, of knowledge, of female friendship, of the beauty of our most rural corners and our enduring American grit: the kind of true grit that can be found in the hills of Kentucky and on the pages of this inspiring book." (The Washington Post

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Loved it!

Absolutely loved this book. I never write reviews for books and this one I had to.

The Narrator gets all the voices down perfectly so you can follow along no problem at all when there is conversation going on.

The story itself was very good, no major “on the edge of my seat” parts but I found it very engaging the entire time.

I definitely recommend this listen, by far one of the best books I’ve had on audible in a long time!

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What can I say?

I loved this book. It was well presented and a very interesting story. It had a bit of everything humour sadness , bulling, hope, love, and how goodness trumps over evil. A great read.

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Great narration, Fantastic job with different voices.

Loved the story. A great example of the resilience of women, their ability to seek kindness , and their connection to one another.

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A non cheesy story of friendship

A story about the lives and friendship of librarian women in the 30s and the challenges they face together. Sounds super cheesy but it wasn’t. I liked how the characters were written. Strong women during a time when women were expected to be subservient. I was sad when the book was done.

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Fascinating story of extraordinary women.

The characters in Baileyville became as real to me as if I was sitting beside them. The women, each drawn in to the Packhorse library by a different circumstance, must all confront their own barriers. Whatever the challenge it is their friendship that grows, sustains and in turns lifts each of them up to inhabit her own strength. It is in the context of a time and place where women were only beginning to earn their full independence, and yet it is timeless, as even today, women are strongest when we stand together.
Fiona is a charming, strong character who finds her true passion in the mountains of Kentucky, and a most unlikely set of friends at the library. Her story is at times humourous, at times perilous and at times profoundly sad. In the end, it is extremely satisfying.
The narrator is amazing, leaping back and forth between accents and voices seamlessly - and none feel as if they are artificial or 'put on'.
I chose this book because it was recommended to me by Audible based in past purchases. I have to say they Nailed It!

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I love these characters

It's easy to love these characters as they are developed quickly into the story. The author paints descriptive pictures that take you right into the heart of Kentucky. I loved this book!

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Meandered along.

I listen to the audiobook which was performed exceptionally well. This story meandered along and at very slow pace. Many times I almost lost interest. I persevered simply because the story was fairly good. It just had too many boring details. When I got to the end I was happy it was over.

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Loved this book

Did not want this book to end. Loved the relationship between the women. Looking forward to the movie.

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loved it

oh how I enjoyed this book. it was so captivating and the characters were impossible not to love.

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This Book is Everything

I loved everything about this book; the story, the characters, the horses, the narration, everything!
I can't recall a book I loved as much as this one!

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