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The Radio 2 Book Club with Jojo Moyes

Jojo Moyes joins Jo For the Radio 2 Book Club, discussing her latest novel The Giver of Stars, which is inspired by a remarkable true story.

Jojo Moyes joins Jo For the Radio 2 Book Club, discussing her latest novel The Giver of Stars, which is inspired by a remarkable true story.

Alice is stifled, bored, and misunderstood. So when she meets wealthy and handsome American, Bennett Van Cleve, she is quickly swept off her feet. Marrying him and moving to America seems like a great adventure - but life as a newlywed in stuffy Baileyville, Kentucky, is not at all what she hoped for. Until, that is, she responds to a call for volunteers to start a travelling library, surprising herself by saying yes, before her husband can say no . . .

Led by feisty and rebellious Margery O'Hare, this unlikely group of women travel far and wide on their mission to bring books and reading to those that need it, and Alice finally finds the freedom, friendship and love that she's been looking for. But not everyone approves of what they are doing, especially her new father-in-law. And when the town turns against them, will their belief in each other and their work be enough?

And whether you鈥檙e picking up or dropping off, Jo provides the soundtrack for the Taxi Service.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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    Uneventful Days

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    Stars & Shards

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    Kentucky Woman

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    • Columbia/Mca.

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    Better Than Ever

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    Jambalaya

    • The Best Of Fats Domino.
    • Liberty.

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    • Unbelievable 2 (Various Artists).
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    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
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    Everyday Life

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    • Parlophone.

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    Pluto Projector

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    Baby Mine

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    So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings

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    Solid Ground

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    Motorcycle Emptiness

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    • Notes On A Conditional Form.
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  • Mon 4 Nov 2019 19:00
    成人快手 Radio 2