The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
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Author: Annie Barrows, Mary Ann ShafferEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-29
ISBN: 0385340990
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: The Dial Press
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Book Review: Unique approach used to tell the story of Guernsey during WWII
Summary: 5 Stars
The author's use of personal letters to unravel the stories and characters of Guernsey Island during the German occupation of the small island was very effective. The characters came to life as vividly as any video. By selecting a small island and a close knit group of neighbors for this book, Mary Ann Shafer provided a highly personal "micro-study" of war's impact on the daily lives of regular people. Her characters demonstsrated the strength and creativeness of humanbeings as they determinedly attempted to maintin their routines and sanity.
Summary of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
" I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers." January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb..As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends-and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society-born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island-boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.
Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.
Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.
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