Description
This historical novel follows Alice Wright, who leaves England in the late 1930s to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and move to Baileyville, Kentucky. Her new life is not the adventure or escape she hoped for: her husband prefers work to his wife, while his overbearing father dominates the household. Everything changes when Alice meets Margery O’Hare, a troublesome woman and daughter of a notorious felon whom the town wants to forget. Margery is determined to spread the wonder of books and reading among the poor and lost, and she needs Alice’s help. Travelling alone beneath vast open skies and through wild mountain forests, Alice, Margery and their fellow members of the travelling library discover freedom, friendship and a life of their own. But when Baileyville turns against them, will their faith in one another and the power of the written word be enough to save them? Inspired by a remarkable true story, this novel features five extraordinary women.
Information
Author: Moyesová Jojo
Language: English
Publication date: October 1, 2019
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Fiction in english, English novels, Women's novels in english
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 448
ISBN/EAN: 9780718183219