| Description |
11 audio discs (approximately 14 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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spoken word spw rdacontent |
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audio s rdamedia |
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audio disc sd rdacarrier |
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digital optical rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Note |
Unabridged. |
| Performer |
Read by Julia Whelan. |
| Summary |
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. What happens to them--and to the men they love--becomes a classic drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. Though they face all kinds of dangers, they're committed to their job--bringing books to people who have never had any, sharing the gift of learning that will change their lives. Based on a true story rooted in America's past, The Giver of Stars is a richly rewarding novel of women's friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond. |
| System Details |
Compact discs. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Subject |
United States. Work Projects Administration. Kentucky -- Fiction.
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Packhorse librarians -- Kentucky -- Fiction.
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Traveling libraries -- Fiction.
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Women librarians -- Fiction.
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Female friendship -- Fiction.
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Marriage -- Fiction.
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British -- Kentucky -- Fiction.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- United States -- Fiction.
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Audiobooks.
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Kentucky -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Romance fiction.
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| Added Author |
Whelan, Julia, 1984- narrator.
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| ISBN |
9780525530190 |
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0525530193 |
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9780525530190 |
| Music No. |
PRHA 7250 Penguin Audio |
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