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THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLERA REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKThe spellbinding story of love, community and the power of reading from the bestselling author of Me Before You and We All Live Here______FRIENDSHIP FREED HER. BUT WILL IT SAVE HER?In 1937, dusty Baileyville, Kentucky is no place for a woman.For newly-arrived English rose Alice Wright, whose father-in-law has the town sown up, the atmosphere is stifling and she is desperate to escape.Which leads her to Margery O'Hare and her small band of horsewomen taking books and learning to isolated homesteads. Who else will rescue the vulnerable from poverty and ignorance?But this brazen act of female defiance - of emancipation - cannot go unpunished, especially by Baileyville's men.Alice and Margery and the other horseback librarians must find the courage to stand together.Can they show this divided town the value of love, friendship and community?______'A beguiling tale of unlikely love. The most appealing thing is Moyes' wonderful way with romance. Delightful' The Times'Beautiful, special . . . with characters so real they feel like dear friends. I loved it and didn't want it to end!' Liane Moriarty'Inspiring and wildly romantic' Daily Mail, Books of the Year'Her best book yet. It's a romance - but about female friends, the outdoors and the magic of reading' Grazia'Epic' David Nicholls, bestselling author of One DayJojo Moyes, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024
Jojo Moyes is a novelist and screenwriter. Her books include the bestsellers Me Before You, After You and Still Me, The One Plus One, The Giver of Stars, Someone Else's Shoes and her short story collection Paris for One and Other Stories. Jojo's novels have been translated into forty-six languages, have hit the number one spot in twelve countries and have sold over fifty-seven million copies worldwide. Me Before You has now sold over fourteen million copies worldwide and was adapted into a major film starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. In 2023, Jojo joined BBC Maestro's online platform of world-class experts with her course, Writing Love Stories, which is available now. Jojo lives in the UK.
