The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

In 1937, Alice is glad to leave England with her new American husband, Bennett, and move to his small hometown of Baileyville, Kentucky. However, Alice is soon unhappy with Bennett's emotional distance from her, and her father-in-law, Geoffrey Van Cleve, is overbearing. When an opportunity arises for her to deliver books as part of the Baileyville WPA Packhorse Library, she decides to take the job. Riding through the beautiful hills of rural Kentucky and becoming friends with the other women-Margery, Beth, and Izzy--gives Alice a certain confidence and comfort in herself that has been lacking. When one of them is accused of a terrible crime, they rally together for her, and the outcome could also mean the closing down of the library. The Giver of Stars is a novel full of warmth, friendship, and a great sense of place for coal mining towns in the 1930's. It will be published in October.