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Let’s talk about Alice’s slow burn romance with Fred.

What did you think about Margery’s war with Van Cleve and the subplot about the mines and the slurry dam? Were you engaged with that storyline? Why or why not?

This is a lengthy novel so there’s plenty that goes on.

Let’s talk about how the main characters all eventually rose above that and proved the men wrong.

In the 1930s there was a power imbalance between men and women-with men viewing women as beneath them.

Why was she so resistant on marrying Sven? How did she change from the beginning of the story and to the end? Let’s talk about how her background shaped who she became.

Let’s talk about Margery! She’s tough as nails but definitely has a soft spot for the other librarians, especially for Alice.

Why did Alice decide to join these librarians on their quest? Let’s talk about why it was so important for these librarians to share literacy with rural residents.

Did you know anything about the real life Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky prior to reading this novel?.

How do you think you would have handled it if you were Alice? Would you have stayed or gone back to England?

Life in rural Kentucky in the ’30s was definitely not for the faint of heart.

What kind of life did she expect in America? And how did it compare to her reality?

Let’s talk about why Alice married Bennett.

Book Club Questions for The Giver of Stars

And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. What happens to them–and to the men they love–becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. 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. 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. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. SynopsisĪlice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. I wrote about my thoughts about the situation in my review and will update it if more information comes out. Editorial note: before your book club meets, definitely check out this Buzzfeed article: “Me Before You” Author Jojo Moyes Has Been Accused Of Publishing A Novel With “Alarming Similarities” To Another Author’s Book.