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The Giver of Stars
- A Novel
- Narrateur(s): Julia Whelan
- Durée: 13 h et 52 min
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The Four Winds
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Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one in the journalism community is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband, David, has left her, and her career has stagnated.
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Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own....
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When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently.
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It will change your life perspective !
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Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy. But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office.
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I think we all know an Eleanor Oliphant
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The Maid
- A Novel
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Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since Gran died a few months ago, twenty-five-year-old Molly has been navigating life’s complexities all by herself. No matter—she throws herself with gusto into her work as a hotel maid. Her unique character, along with her obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette, make her an ideal fit for the job.
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The Maid
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Auteur(s): Nita Prose
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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!
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“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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- Paris
- 2019-10-21
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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- MJ
- 2019-10-16
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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- Connie Boutkan
- 2019-10-16
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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- Andrea A.
- 2020-08-20
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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- Sandra
- 2019-12-31
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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- GrannieSheels
- 2020-09-03
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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- Heather Black
- 2020-08-20
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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- Nicole
- 2019-11-01
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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- Kindle Customer
- 2019-10-21
loved it
oh how I enjoyed this book. it was so captivating and the characters were impossible not to love.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-07-08
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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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-10-25
About time!
I loved Me Before You and some of Moyes other books weren’t quite up my alley, but this one was really something to listen to.
Julia’s narration was superb, boasting a full cast of various genders, ages, and accents.
Loved how the story played out, and Marjorie kinda fires up your inner “ you tell ‘em girl!” inside us all.
Sometimes you read ( listen to) a bunch of “ meh” books and you just need one book to make you think there are still good writers out there.
Glad this was a worthwhile credit used:)
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- Orchid Lady
- 2019-10-25
Beautiful book / excellent narrator
One of best books I’ve listened to since Where The Crawdads Sing!!
Couldn’t put it down. The narration was awesome as was the beautiful story of the WPA Pack Horse Librarians.
Highly recommend.
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- MMinSouthernCA
- 2019-11-21
Weird Similarities to “The Book Woman...”
After reading both “The Giver of Stars” and “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek,” (the latter of which was written first by Kim Michele Richardson) I am disappointed and troubled by the numerous remarkable similarities between these two books. “Giver” is also an oddly stark diversion in subject matter and setting for Jojo Moyes, and I have read and enjoyed all of Moyes’ previous books. I don’t know what the explanation for this might be, but I found it disturbing and unfortunate.
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- Elizabeth
- 2019-10-13
JoJo Moyes does not disappoint!
I only “read” audio and I’m fussy. I loved this book. This historical fiction from the mid-30’s in the Kentucky mountains is well researched, with rich characters. I so enjoyed all the librarians and how they grew from both their work and the relationships they developed with each other. I am going to miss the two main characters.
There is a lot packed into this book. I couldn’t put it down. And excellent narration.
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- ROBIN
- 2019-10-15
My favorite book this year!
This story and it's characters grabbed my interest from the very beginning.
I knew half way through that I didn't want it to end, and that I would miss these people. I am not usually a big fan of historical fiction, but this book was outstanding! I also love that the pack horse library was a real thing.
I highly recommend this one, regardless of your typical genre.
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- Jamamama
- 2019-10-25
Coal books and women
I loved this story about Eastern Ky. I drove with my aunt and her bookmobile ( modern version of this story) to isolated settlements in this same area. It was a great story, beautifully told with a satisfactory ending.
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- Diana
- 2019-10-15
Read it first
I loved this book. I have lived in the Appalachian mountains my entire life. How did I not know about this? This would make a great book club feature.
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- ReviewMistress
- 2019-12-13
Contrived and Predictable
Marge, Alice, Beth, Izzy and Sophia are a tight group of women who get on horseback to bring the library to country folk living deep in the forests (except Sophia). All of these characters are tired old tropes. Marge is an independent woman who doesn't play by the rules, Alice is in a loveless marriage, Izzy is a woman with a disability who doesn't know her own potential, Beth is gruff and seems only there to give opportunity for dialogue and Sophia is the African American woman who is wise and is capable of performing miscellaneous skills such as fixing book covers and being a midwife and just when needed. All of the woman are surrounded by one dimensional men who are either mean and ignorant or give unconditional admiration.
Yes bringing books and therefore enlightenment to uneducated "folk" is nice but where it goes t0o far into chic-lit-land is when the plot gets contrived. For example, Alice has a job, a place to live, friends, a man that cares for her and who she cares for and loves the land and yet "must go home to England". Why? To create a plot point? It's never really clear but guess what? Yep you guessed it she gets convinced to stay and then gets married.
If you want a book with interesting characters, don't buy this one.
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- Lynn Jenkins
- 2019-10-16
Another winner
Did not want this book to end. I am finished listening however and feel so enriched by this wonderful story. The premise of the book is based on the true story of women working against immense odds to venture out in remote areas of Kentucky on horseback, delivering reading material to women and families who would not otherwise have access to them. Such beautiful character development and warm stories of these women finding success and acceptance. Truly a wonderful book. Thank you Ms. Moyes. Please get cracking on your next book?
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- crash291
- 2019-10-20
Ladies and books!!!
I just loved this story. I listened to this on my audible and I just loved the accents. The story had me from the beginning. I laughed, cried and was so angry while listening to the story. The commitment these women had to the library and to town people was so wonderful. The unusual friendship that bloomed between 5 women was so special and made you fall in love with their world and what they were trying to achieve. Was sad when the story ended.
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