![]() ![]() Beth wanted to travel the world and visit India. ![]() I loved how they were unafraid to share their dreams and fears with each other. Standing by each other, refusing to bow down to convention and living lives that mean something to them. It’s also a tale of friendship, community and loyalty as the women – and the men they love – build close bonds. Pack Horse Librarian visiting a school to hand out books in 1930s America It’s something I’ve felt – you can draw whole worlds in your head through reading a book in a way television and films will never allow – it’s probably why so many people hate adaptations. It’s the visits and stories that help to keep them going, the comfort they get from a book. “The families they visited were often blue with cold themselves, children and old people tucked up together in beds, some coughing or rheumy-eyed, huddled around half-hearted fires and all still desperate for the diversion and hope that a good story could bring”. The families the women visit are living in abject poverty in harsh conditions: ![]() It reminded me of how we can take something as simple as reading and learning for granted. How reading can help us escape and immerse ourselves in another world and how the thirst for knowledge can give people the tools they need to build a different life. I loved this book, it reminded me of the magic of reading, the knowledge and entertainment it gives. Female Packhorse Librarian making her way in to the mountains to deliver books in 1930s America ![]()
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