This book was such a lovely surprise. Moyes could've depended on tropes and stereotypes of Kentucky/Appalachia and instead treated the region as an additional lovely, complicated character. A delightful quick read encompassing friendship, romance, and the power of the written word.

What I read of this book was very good. Great character development, and an interesting glimpse into the history of the horseback librarians. The ARC wasn't the entire book, so I am looking forward to reading the whole story.
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A celebration of strong women trying to make a life in the world they have been thrown into by men and the Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. When Alice meets Bennett Van Cleeve she is entranced and sees marrying him as an escape from the rigid formality of life in England that she doesn't fit in to. But life in Kentucky is not what she imagined and Bennett changes so completely from the charming man in England. Alice finds an escape from the VanCleeve's by joining the Horseback Librarians. Margery O'Hare is trying to escape her past as the daughter of a dead moonshiner as part of the Horseback Librarians. Together, Alice, Margery and the other Horseback Librarians are trying to spread knowledge and joy of words as the powerful men in the town are fighting against this knowledge. But will the truth come out or will the town believe the words of the powerful men?

Wish this was the full galley. Definitely want to read more!. The subject is fascinating and the first chapter is intriguing.

I thought this would be the entire book but it was only the beginning of the book. I really liked it and I look forward to being able to read the entire book in October. I love this author.

Jojo Moyes never disappoints me, and her newest book The Giver of Stars looks on track to be a winner. I'm looking forward to reading the complete book, as this was just a short sample.

It’s the height of the Great Depression Alice Wright imagines she is leaving her boring like in England for a new life in America with new husband, Bennet Von Cleve. But life in Kentucky is stultifying, with an overbearing father in law who believes women should be seen and not heard. In a desperate attempt to stave off boredom, Alice answers a call from Eleanor Roosevelt, promising to help deliver library books to people in rural Kentucky. She and two other women become known as the horseback librarians of Kentucky in this fascinating book about the beginnings of our country’s commitment to libraries for all Americans