This is only my second book by Jojo Moyes, and damned if she can't write a beautiful, gripping, lively story. Set against the backdrop of the depression in rural Kentucky, this story follows the exploits of the Packhorse Librarians. This group of women are based on the actual Librarians who delivered reading material to the rural poor in Kentucky during the WPA Program during the depression. Sad to say that nothing has changed in the almost 100 years since the setting of this book: domestic violence, corruption, misogyny, censorship, it's all in the book and it's all still happening now. This book is a love letter to persistent women and to the power of love and knowledge!
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