The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes

For book club this month we are going to read "The Last Letter from Your Lover" by Jojo Moyes. I really like this author, I have read quite of few books from her. I follow her on Twitter too. I read "The Giver of Stars" in November 2019. I gave it 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.

'And there is the bare truth of it, for her and all the woman around here. Doesn't matter how smart you are, how clever, how self - reliant - you can always be battered by a stupid man with a gun.'

" . . . and best of all, the wilderness of books, in which she could wander where she liked, made the library a region of bliss to her. " Louisa May Alcott, Little Woman

"This is what people don't see, wrapped up in their cities, with the noise and the smoke, and their tiny boxes for houses. Up there you can breathe. You can't hear the town talking and talking. No eyes on you, 'cept the Gods. It's just you and the trees and the birds and the river and the sky and freedom . . . out there, it's good for the soul."  - Margery talking about the mountains.

" . . . marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles ones duties." - Louisa May Alcott, Little Woman
I completely agree!