Tag: Eleanor Roosevelt

• THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes

  Books celebrating books. Authors paying homage to readers. This enticing concoction of book-celebrating is an intoxicating elixir when it occurs in a storyline and The Giver of Stars is no exception. This book is based on a true story in American history. Historical reference: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Works Progress Administration created librarians – primarily…

  Greta Sutherland

  December 14, 2019

  book reviews

  American history, book review, Depression Era, education, Eleanor Roosevelt, encouragement, environment, family, feminism, fiction, friends, friendship, historical fiction, hope, humanity, inspiration, Jojo Moyes, journey, Kentucky, libraries, nature, purpose, reading, relationships, rural life, self improvement, The Giver of Stars, WPA

• THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes

  I’m excited to dive into my Book of the Month selection for November. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes looks like one of those burrowed-into-the-couch, throw-blankets-on, what-time-is-it-anyway, just-one-more-chapter type of read.⠀ Here’s a brief overview:⠀ Alice Wright marries in order to leave her life in England and moves to Kentucky during the American depression…

  Greta Sutherland

  November 14, 2019

  Book of the Month, book reviews

  Book of the Month, book review, Depression Era, Eleanor Roosevelt, historical fiction, Jojo Moyes, novel, politics, relationships, The Giver of Stars, women