The Giver of Stars

<p><b>LOSE YOURSELF IN THIS SPELLBINDING STORY OF LOVE, COMMUNITY AND THE POWER OF READING: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE AUTHOR OF <i>ME BEFORE YOU</i><br> <br> 'Inspiring and wildly romantic'</b> <i>DAILY MAIL</i> BOOKS OF THE YEAR<br> <b><br> 'Her best novel yet. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance'</b> <i>THE TIMES</i><br> ___________<br> <br> The greatest love story is the one you least expect . . .<br> <br> Alice is stifled, bored, and misunderstood.<br> <br> So when she meets wealthy and handsome American, Bennett Van Cleve, she is quickly swept off her feet.<br> <br> Marrying him and moving to America seems like a great adventure - but life as a newlywed in stuffy Baileyville, Kentucky, is not at all what she hoped for.<br> <br> Until, that is, she responds to a call for volunteers to start a travelling library, surprising herself by saying yes, before her husband can say no . . .<br> <br> Led by feisty and rebellious Margery O'Hare, this unlikely group of women travel far and wide on their mission to bring books and reading to those that need it.<b><br> <br> Finally, Alice finds the freedom, friendship and love that she's been looking for.<br></b><br> But not everyone approves of what they are doing, especially her new father-in-law. And when the town turns against them, will their belief in each other and their work be enough?<br> <b><br> Discover what happens when we stand together in this mesmerising tale of female friendship, romance, and the wonder of reading, inspired by a remarkable true story.</b><br> __________<br> <br> <b><i>GOOD HOUSEKEEPING</i> BOOKS OF THE YEAR</b><br> <br> <b>'So amazing and transportive. I'm the biggest Jojo Moyes fan. It is so beautifully written'</b> REESE WITHERSPOON<br> <br> <b>'Extraordinary. The best thing she has written since <i>Me Before You'</i></b> <i>METRO</i><br> <br> <b>'An entertaining, immersive and moving read'</b> <i>THE SUNDAY TIMES</i><br> <br> <b>'Intensely moving and crammed with romance and emotion'</b> <i>SUN</i><br> <br> <b>'Packed full of romance, tension and brilliantly drawn characters'</b> <i>SUNDAY POST</i><br> <br> <b>'A beautiful, special novel. I loved it and didn't want it to end!'</b> LIANE MORIARTY, author of <i>Big Little Lies</i><br> <br> <b>'Moyes' best yet'</b> <i>SUNDAY POST</i><br> <br> <b>'My favourite of 2019'</b> <i>5***** READER REVIEW</i><br> <br> <b>'Epic'</b> DAVID NICHOLLS, bestselling author of <i>One Day</i><br> <br> <b>'I laughed and I cried. Could not put it down'</b> <i>5***** READER REVIEW</i><br> <i><br> '</i><b>The most sweeping, dramatic, richly evocative book, full of brilliantly feisty women'</b> SOPHIE KINSELLA, bestselling author of <i>The Confessions of a Shopaholic</i></p>