JOJO MOYES VISITS
BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL
Birkenhead School and Linghams Booksellers in
Heswall, recently welcomed best-selling novelist
JoJo Moyes to the Wirral to talk about her latest
new book ‘The Giver of Stars’.
JoJo is one of the UK’s most accomplished authors
and has sold more than 38 million books in 46
languages. She initially started writing historical
fiction, but it is her book ‘Me Before You’, published
in 2012 and that was later made into a movie, that
has made her one of the most successful authors for
the past decade. JoJo believes that her latest novel is
technically and lyrically her best work to date, and the
film rights have already been purchased for the book
to be made into a movie. The novel was inspired by
an article and images that JoJo saw in Smithsonian
magazine about a group of women who delivered
reading material on horseback to some of America’s
poorest and most isolated illiterate households in
Kentucky during the 1930s. In the novel she tells the
story of Margery O’Hare whose mission is to spread
the wonder of books and reading to the poor and the
lost. The book is a feminist adventure and looks to
pay tribute to women’s work, endurance and female
solidarity.
Over 200 guests attended the talk at Bushell Hall
during which JoJo answered questions from the
audience and spoke with warmth and humour about
her career and inspirations for her books. Overall,
another great evening with one of the country’s
leading authors hosted by Birkenhead School and
Linghams Booksellers.
JoJo Moyes is the latest in a number of high-profile
speakers who have recently visited the School as part
of the School’s Inspiring Talks Series. Other guests
have included BBC TV presenters and broadcasters,
George Alagiah and Kate Humble, health and fitness
guru, Joe Wicks, author and former politician,
Jeffrey Archer and First Admiral Sea Lord, Sir Philip
Jones. On Thursday 31st October, the School is
welcoming Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, a former SAS
soldier and star of Channel 4’s ‘SAS: Who Dares
Wins’, in conjunction with Linghams. Tickets are
available for the public event through Linghams by
calling 0151 342 7290 or online at linghams.co.uk.
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