The Giver of Stars

I just finished The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes, audio book and here are my musings.

I first heard about this book over the controversy. I am still waiting for the The Book woman of Troublesome creek hold from the library so I can't answer how similar the books are yet but here is what I have to say about this one.

When Alice marries Bennett and leaves England to start her new life with her American husband, she is full of hope. Getting away from her black sheep persona is a life saver but small town Kentucky living isn't what she was expecting and living in her father in laws home.... stifling.

With no babies to raise she joins the traveling library, all part of the first ladies plan to help educate rural citizens. Margaret, the leader of the group, is exactly the kind of friend she needed. As the ladies find strengths within themselves and their friendships grow, people start to realize that books can really change lives.

I really enjoyed how this book focused on the friendship of the librarians and the way they stepped out of their roles to be more than they should have been during this time. I loved the stark difference between the women and how they complemented each other in their differences.

I loved the romance in the book. It was so beautiful. The book is well researched and eloquently written. Books are precious to me so knowing there were real women who rode on horseback to get books to super rural places hit me in a special place. The joy the books brought to those families. The whole book was really enjoyable. I highly recommend this historical fiction to anyone who loves the genre.

4.5 stars

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