Another option would be The Edge of Nowhere by C. I’d pair this with Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild. If you like historical fiction that lets you into the lives of strong women facing down challenges, give this one a try. Moyes paces well, easily switching back and forth between two types of content. Combined with the characters’ personal stories, the plot is packed with activity and uncertainty. And, oh my goodness, life was hard in those times.ĭuring the story, Baileyville has a country music concert, a flood, unrest among the miners. And the realities of Depression Era rural life distract me from my own realities. The villain characters are suitably awful. I liked Alice and Margery, as well as the supporting players in their lives. She doesn’t shy away from intensity, but on the whole, this is a medium-weight book. Just when I needed something to balance a few heavier reads, Moyes handed me a well-written, absorbing tale. But this time her pick landed perfectly into my reading plans. My F2F book group has one member whose books I generally like less.
Moyes works suspense into her character study, which definitely enhanced the story. They support each other, share relationship woes, and then something unthinkable happens. Through it all, the women also form close bonds with each other. Because of course reading means learning, and that’s a threat to the men in charge.
The locals are alternately thrilled and suspicious. They are traveling librarians, riding horses throughout the nearby region to bring books to folks without regular access to town.
Together, the two women form the core of a new endeavor in town. And everyone in town thinks she takes after him, even if she doesn’t. Prior to his death, her father was a famous-and famously nasty-moonshiner. Margery is also an outsider, although she’s native to Baileyville. Adjusting to small-town life is a struggle, especially since everyone considers her an outsider. Alice is English, but recently married the son of a local coal mine owner and moved to town. Moyes introduces two main characters, Alice and Margery. And their place, which is rural Kentucky mining country outside Lexington. But they’re constrained by their times, which are the 1930s. The women at the heart of this book grapple with the same things we do today-marriage, sexuality, careers, discrimination, friendships. Of course, she does tell it through the eyes of a modern woman. So, The Giver of Stars surprised me since it’s solidly historical fiction. I think of Jojo Moyes as a contemporary fiction author.
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