THE GIVER OF STARS

US: Penguin, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Alice Wright has travelled halfway across the world to escape her stifling life in England. Handsome American businessman Bennett Van Cleve represents a fresh start. But she soon realises that swapping the twitching curtains of suburbia for newlywed life in the wild mountains of Kentucky isn't the a nswer to her prayers. But maybe meeting Margery O'Hare is. The heart and ba ckbone of the small community of Salt Lick, a woman who isn't afraid of any thing or anyone, Margery is on a mission. Enlisting Alice, along with three other women, all from very different back grounds, to join her, the band of unlikely sisters battle the elements and unforgiving terrain - as well as brave all manner of dangers and social dis approval - to ride hundreds of miles a week to deliver books to isolated fa milies. Transforming the lives of so many is all the impetus they need to t ake such risks. And for Alice, her new job and blossoming friendships become an unexpected lifeline, providing her with the courage she needs to make some tough decis ions about her marriage. Then a body is found in the mountains, rocking the close-knit community and tearing the women apart as one of them becomes th e prime suspect. Can they pull together to overcome their greatest challeng e yet? Inspired by a remarkable true story, the unforgettable journey of five extraordinary women living in extraordinary and perilous times.