This story is set in Depression era American, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their extraordinary journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her life in England. But small town Kentucky proves to be equally claustrophobic, especially with her overbearing father in law. So she readily signed up for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library. She is joined by the leader, Margery and three other singular women who became known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. Based on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion and a richly rewarding novel of friendship, love and going beyond.