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The Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
and Annie Barrows
Juliet
Ashton, an author famous for
humorous stories during the World War II, searches within herself for a
more meaningful subject for her next book. Out of the blue, she
receives a letter from Guernsey from a man who discovered her address
on the inside of a used book of selected essays by Charles Lamb. Dawsey
Adams asks her for more titles and tells her of the Guernsey Literary
and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club invented to evade Nazi
punishment for breaking Nazi curfews. As Juliet and the members from
the Society begin to write letters to one another, Juliet feels drawn
to their stories of surviving the German occupation as well as their
thoughts on books and the war and each other. The more they correspond,
the more Juliet feels drawn each and everyone. When she decides to
visit Guernsey, she makes meaningful connections with members who
forever
change her vision of World War II and her future direction.
Told
through a series of letters from
Juliet, her publisher, friends in London and new penpals, THE GUERNSEY LITERARY
AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY is filled with a gentle humor,
diverse
lovable characters, and heart-warming stories. Stories of courage and
friendship emerge as the reader hears the varied voices of the
correspondence. Having lived through the war, Juliet searches for
something of substance, something beyond her London life. The stories
revealed through letters create a portrait of a place with all the
foibles but most of all the love, strength and inventiveness of human
beings in the face of an increasingly difficult existence under the
occupation of Germans and left to defend themselves. THE GUERNSEY
LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY centers around the heart
and soul
the society, Elizabeth McKenna, the force that held Guernsey together.
The reader captures a glimpse of her and of all the residents through
the eyes of others. THE GUERNSEY
LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
deceptively appears to be a fast-paced book but each letter draws the
reader
more and more into the heart of the characters and their unique voices.
Like Juliet, I began to cherish each letter for its own world. THE
GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY had me smiling,
laughing
and close to tears all the way to the delightful, uplifting end.
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL
PIE SOCIETY will appeal to all book lovers, to those who
not only read but cherish books. The
authors together celebrate books and the power of books to change lives
and hearts. All sorts of titles from classics to romance and all sorts
of readers from literary fans to those using poetry to woo to the most
no
nonsense practical reader grace the pages of this
book. THE GUERNSEY
LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE
SOCIETY is a book to treasure and reread as well as a great gift
idea
for anyone who shares a love of books and moving stories of courage and
humor in the face of adversity.
Book
description:
"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 has 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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