![]() ![]() They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. The leader, and soon Alice’s greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock EmporiumĪlice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies “With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel. ![]()
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