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Violence
Some
Period violence — the mountains; some danger; a confrontation near the end
Language
Barely any
Period language; minimal strong words
Sexual Content
Some
Mild romantic content
Substance Use
None
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Period sexism and domestic violence — Alice's marriage and one other character's situation; Period classism — the mountain communities and their relationship with outsiders; A legal confrontation — near the end; the community's response; Female friendship as the novel's emotional center; Based on a real program
What this book is about
Alice Wright is an Englishwoman in 1930s Kentucky whose marriage is not what she hoped. She joins the Pack Horse Library — a WPA program that sent women on horseback to bring books to remote mountain communities. The Giver of Stars follows five women of the library service, the friendships that form between them, and the ways the mountains and the towns resist them. Based on the real program.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Period sexism — one character's domestic situation
Period classism — the mountain communities' relationship with outside institutions
A legal confrontation near the end — the community pushes back
Female friendship as the novel's emotional center
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