The Giver of Stars: The spellbinding love story from the author of the global phenomenon Me Before You

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June 21, 2019 Ol Parker is announced as the director for the adaptation of Jojo Moyes’s upcoming book, The Giver of Stars. Alice soon forges a tight sisterhood with the other librarians, and develops unexpected friendships with the people to whom she delivers books. And when her marriage becomes unbearable, she moves in with Margery and begins taking real steps toward living life on her own terms. As Alice, Margery and the other women find the courage to go after what they need, they realize they hold the power to transform their small community—and their own futures—with the one thing they all desperately love: books. If we were to reverse Alice and her husband's role (so that it was Alice who was reticent or unwilling to have sex ) wouldn't we criticise Bennett for pressuring his wife into having sex? Or of thinking her a coward or less of a woman because she doesn't want to/can't have sex? Wouldn't we disapprove of the narrative and other characters making fun of her because of it? 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 . . .

First of all, I encourage you all to read the article in its entirety—don’t do what I did and read half of it on mobile thinking you’ve read the entire story. But the overview is that The Giver of Stars shares startling similarities to a novel published earlier this year, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creekby Kim Michele Richardson. Both stories feature the real-life actions of the librarians but star fictional characters. However, the similarities are rather striking. There is always a way out of a situation. Might be ugly. Might leave you feeling like the earth has gone and shifted under your feet. But there is always a way around.”

The Giver of Stars

Literacy and censorship are significant issues in The Giver of Stars, issues that affect the women of the novel very differently from the men. Why do you think Moyes chose to focus on these topics? Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own. This was October's read for Angela, Esil and myself and as always I cherish these reads and their opinions. But when Baileyville turns against them, will their belief in one another – and the power of the written word – be enough to save them?

I was so excited to see that Ms. Moyes had chosen to write a historical fiction novel and was fortunate enough to obtain an advanced readers copy. It is different from her previous contemporary women’s fiction and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don’t have to give 5 billion stars to this book! I would donate the full galaxy system to the author if I could. (I already made a phone call and talked to a NASA technician about their star auction department, unfortunately he hanged up on my face! Can you believe it? And I told them I was Buzz Aldrin’s wife, those young people are really disrespectful, see I still stay in role!) Meanwhile, Margery has her own lover, a man named Sven who wants to marry her, although she refuses every time the conversation comes up. Margery also catches wind of plans for the mines to expand and get rid of homes to continue strip mining, and as she begins sending out letters to the families to warn them, whispers of unionization start growing stronger. Pressure begins mounting between Van Cleve, who happens to own the mining company and has quite a lot of sway in the town, and the librarians, as he doesn't approve of Margery and the trouble that she is causing him. If you read the Buzzfeed piece, the Pamela Dorman spokeswoman says that Moyes turned her draft in on October 23, 2018, and that, 'Neither the author nor anyone at Pamela Dorman Books was aware of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek at this time.' I really liked reading this. There are so many recent releases that have been tedious, needlessly long, or just very serious or dark, so I found this to be a lovely departure from all that. It’s capably written and tells a charming, engaging story about small-town drama. I think the worst thing you could say is that it’s somewhat of a “safe” and slightly romanticized story, but it never veers into being cheesy or melodramatic, so that didn’t bother me at all.I wouldn’t have read this book if it wasn’t for the audiobook. Book club kind of novels aren’t my favorite thing to read but I'm surprisingly enjoying listening to these stories. I have seen this book around often recently and decided to give it a try. I haven’t tried anything by Moyes since Me Before You which left me with conflicted feelings. Margery goes to jail for the murder of Clem McCullough. Were you surprised his daughter ended up helping Margery to get out of jail? But at least, the conclusion of those amazing women’s stories are satisfying, relieving and earning too many applauses and happy dance, happy hour celebration with my homemade margaritas! A third gushed: “Oh @jojomoyes what can I say? Thank you for The Giver of Stars. You’ve broken me, and mended me with your words. It is a truly beautifully written, incredibly special story that will stay with me for a very long time,” while Reese Witherspoon posted: “I can’t think of a better book to read during the month of giving than #TheGiverofStars by @JojoMoyes.

Meanwhile, electronic galleys of Book Women were made available on Edelweiss and and Netgalley on September 23, 2018—a month before Moyes turned in her book. Escapism in the form of adventure and sisterhood. This is a novel with real depth and feeling and touches on worker's rights, racism, environmentalism and education i Izzy, Beth and Sophia joins their team and they find themselves bounded with close friendship, sisterhood they’ve never felt before. Their connection, trust, sharing secrets and open their hearts to each other are most remarkable moments of the book warn your hearts and put a big smile on your faces. Maybe those women’s close and genuine connection against the outer world who want to bend, destroy and separate them are better than the romance part of the books. The father, Ernt Allbright, is a former POW that comes home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. He makes the impulsive decision to move his family to Alaska where they will live off the grid in America’s last frontier. The mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for Ernt, even if it means following him into the unknown. Their thirteen-year-old daughter Leni is caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate and stormy relationship. But she hopes that the new land will lead to a better future for her family.

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The novel strengthens my belief of the importance of books in everyone’s lives. How fortunate we all are that there are libraries and bookstores where we can enrich our lives with an immense selection of books to suit our every need and taste. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life–until the unthinkable happens. Okay, time to discuss the Buzzfeed article. What are your thoughts about it? Did you read the sections of The Giver of Stars and The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek?Did reading the Buzzfeed article change your opinion of The Giver of Stars in any way? Are you going to read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek? Though the library sounds like a good idea to some, there are others in the town who don’t like mingling with the mountain people and have restricted views of what a woman should be doing with her life. They are up for a battle against these strong and courageous women. a b "The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes: 9780399562495 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com . Retrieved 5 May 2021.

A beguiling tale of unlikely love. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance. Delightful' The TimesMr. Van Cleve insists to the sheriff that Margery must be guilty, and she soon arrested for Clem’s murder. Sven tells the other librarians about what happened with Clem and Margery, with her hitting him with the book in self-defense. Alice visits Marge in jail every day, bringing fresh cornbread, but the weeks pass by without progress. Meanwhile, Alice’s parents have accepted that her marriage is over and are letting her return home. She tells Fred she will return to England after Marge’s trial. Mrs. Brady offers to take over the library in Margery’s absence. Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” Epic stories always make for engaging and thought-provoking reads. If you enjoyed book club questions for The Giver of Stars, here are some more reading suggestions along with links to discussion questions. Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens