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The Giver of Stars
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Brought to you by Penguin - the spellbinding story of love, friendship and the power of words to change the world by the international best-selling author of Me Before You.
The greatest love story is the one you least expect....
Alice Wright doesn’t love her new American husband.
Nor her domineering father-in-law or the judgemental townsfolk of Baileyville, Kentucky.
Stifled and misunderstood, she yearns for escape and finds it in defiant Margery O’Hare and the sisterhood bringing books to the isolated and vulnerable.
But when her father-in-law and the town turn against them, Alice fears the freedom, friendship and the new love she’s found will be lost....
Read by Audie-award winner Julia Whelan.
Critic Reviews
"Her best novel yet. Julian Whelan [is] the perfect reader." (The Times)
"Utterly enchanting." (Mail on Sunday)
"Epic." (David Nicholls, best-selling author of One Day)
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- G from OZ
- 24-10-2019
Magnificent story with spellbinding narrator
You know you've thoroughly enjoyed an audio-book when you want to listen to it all over again straight away. Every moment of this audio-book is a joy. What a triumph of a story. So interesting and all the characters are fantastically portrayed in words and voice. I highly recommend it!
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- jane
- 23-10-2019
glorious!
JM at her best. I'm bereft after finishing it. I miss all my new Kentucky librarian friends.
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- HelenB
- 21-05-2020
Thank you to the other reviewers!
Like another reviewer I don't like the sound of American fiction narrators but after reading other reviews I found myself totally agreeing - I really enjoyed the narrative and found the performance really engaging. Story weakened towards the end but it was still a lovely form of escapism, a beautiful setting and a wonderful group of Librarians.
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- R Earl
- 27-04-2020
Loved it!
If you loved Where the Crawdad’s sing, then you’ll really appreciate this beautiful book. It was a little slow starting off but stick with it because it’s so worth it.
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- samantha bryant
- 05-12-2020
Brilliant
Loved every minute..laughed and cried. Didnt want it to end. Beautifully written and superbly narrated..thank you!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-2021
The giver of stars
An inspirational story about exceptional women enduring extraordinary circumstances all in the name of literature.
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- Sherene Strahan
- 31-08-2021
This is storytelling at its best
Loved this book. Felt immersed in the setting and totally connected to the richly imagined characters.
Hope they make a good fist of the movie when it comes.
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- Sheralee
- 26-11-2020
wonderful listenin
Loved it! It had so many twist and turns, it keeps you interested from start to finish. I just wish there was a sequel! highly recommended!
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- Emma Peel
- 25-04-2020
Loved it. Really got to know the characters.
Loved the dynamics between the female characters and their bond that grew. The strength shown by them in a time when much was not acceptable by society. The narrator voiced both female and male characters well and kept consistency throughout.
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- T1na
- 06-02-2021
Strong female characters
Strong female characters are brought to life in this well narrated story which takes you right into their world.
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