Alice has swapped England for Kentucky. But she quickly realizes the claustrophobia of life in England with her parents isn’t much different than life in Kentucky with her new husband and his overbearing father. 

So when she signs up to join the all-women packhorse library delivering books to the remote mountainside families by horseback, she surprises everyone, including herself. But for the first time, she feels free. 

The Giver of Stars is loosely based on the real Kentucky packhorse librarians in Depression-era America. It was entertaining and full of strong female leads, friendship, love, heartbreak, and adventure. Plus, the latter half of the book reminded me of Where the Crawdads Sing, which was fun to reminisce about.