The giver of the stars summary5/28/2023 But miners are being injured there due to dangerous conditions. Van Cleve lives with them and runs the mining company in town, Hoffman Mining. One night Margery is attacked by a man ( Clem McCullough) who'd had beef with Margery's late father, but she hits him with a book and gets away.Īlice's controlling father-in-law, Mr. As interest grows, they bring on Sophia, a black woman and former professional librarian, to help them manage and organize the library. There is initial resistance, but they slowly win people over. The main library is at Fred Guisler's cabin, and the women ride horses to deliver books around town and to the rural areas. (It's later implied/rumored that Bennett is gay.) Alice is an Englishwoman who moved here to be with her new husband, Bennett, but is unhappy in her marriage. They end up with Margery, Beth, Izzy and Alice Van Cleve. In Fall of 1937 in Baileyville, Kentucky, they are looking for volunteers to join a new traveling library, made possible by WPA (government) funds.
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