The Giver of Stars

Informationen zum Autor Jojo Moyes Klappentext Alice marries wealthy American Bennett Van Cleeve on impulse, but finds the Kentucky town she relocates to stuffy and disapproving, with some solace found in a new friendship with felon's daughter Margery who brings Alice in on her mission to spread literacy to the poor and dispossessed. When the town turns against Alice and Margery, can their friendship and the power of the written word redeem them? Zusammenfassung THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK The spellbinding story of love, community and the power of reading from the bestselling author of Me Before You THE GREATEST LOVE STORY IS THE ONE YOU LEAST EXPECT . . . Alice Wright doesn't love her new American husband. Nor her domineering father-in-law or the judgmental townsfolk of Baileyville, Kentucky. Stifled and misunderstood, she yearns for escape and finds it in defiant Margery O'Hare and the sisterhood bringing books to the isolated and vulnerable. But when her father-in-law and the town turn against them, Alice fears the freedom, friendship and the new love she's found will be lost . . . 'A beguiling tale of unlikely love. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance. Delightful' The Times 'Beautiful, special . . . with characters so real they feel like dear friends. I loved it and didn't want it to end!' Liane Moriarty 'Inspiring and wildly romantic' Daily Mail , Books of the Year 'Her best book yet. It's a romance - but about female friends, the outdoors and the magic of reading' Grazia 'Epic' David Nicholls, bestselling author of One Day

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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-two 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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Alice marries wealthy American Bennett Van Cleeve on impulse, but finds the Kentucky town she relocates to stuffy and disapproving, with some solace found in a new friendship with felon's daughter Margery who brings Alice in on her mission to spread literacy to the poor and dispossessed. When the town turns against Alice and Margery, can their friendship and the power of the written word redeem them?

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK

The spellbinding story of love, community and the power of reading from the bestselling author of Me Before You

THE GREATEST LOVE STORY IS THE ONE YOU LEAST EXPECT . . .

Alice Wright doesn't love her new American husband.

Nor her domineering father-in-law or the judgmental townsfolk of Baileyville, Kentucky.

Stifled and misunderstood, she yearns for escape and finds it in defiant Margery O'Hare and the sisterhood bringing books to the isolated and vulnerable.

But when her father-in-law and the town turn against them, Alice fears the freedom, friendship and the new love she's found will be lost . . .

'A beguiling tale of unlikely love. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance. Delightful' The Times

'Beautiful, special . . . with characters so real they feel like dear friends. I loved it and didn't want it to end!' Liane Moriarty

'Inspiring and wildly romantic' Daily Mail, Books of the Year

'Her best book yet. It's a romance - but about female friends, the outdoors and the magic of reading' Grazia

'Epic' David Nicholls, bestselling author of One Day

Jojo Moyes, Sunday Times bestseller, August 2023