|  | Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
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Rating:  1017 reviews
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Thus.
Pages: 290
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0385341008
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780385341004
ASIN: 0385341008
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
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 A spoonful of charm helps the history go down. November 11, 2009
Robert (Silver Spring, MD USA)
A brief cruise ship visit to Guernsey this summer piqued my interest in reading this book to learn more about the German occupation there during WWII. I am very glad it did, as this was the most enjoyable book I have read for a long time. It was difficult to put down.
The book gave me a much better understanding of that terrible but very interesting period in the island's history. Happily, it did that while entertaining me with amusing, touching, disturbing, and inspiring accounts of characters who seemingly became my friends. The literary form of telling the story through letters is used here very effectively. Although this charming little book has been hugely successful, it deserves to be even more widely read.
Warm, Laughter, Great Read! November 10, 2009
Caroljane (Florida)
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Reading about the origins of the The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is absolutely hysterical. This book, set on an occupied island, is a wonderful story of the human spirit, fighting against oppression and learning and growing up as life goes on. A delightful read that I highly recommend and gifted to several friends. I passed on my first copy to a complete stranger after telling her about the book.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society November 10, 2009
Karen Sue Mckeown (Rochester, NY)
This is the best book I have read in a long time! The characters are so well developed that you consider them friends by the end of the book. With the right cast, the book would be a great movie.
A Little Gem! November 8, 2009
Karen Vincent (New Orleans, LA USA)
I had forgotten that the Channel Islands were under German occupation during World War II. This little gem of a book brings that part of history to life with such charm and tenderness that you just don't want the book to end. The format is similar to 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD and FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, but this is the best of the three books. You feel as if you know these people and that they actually existed. It has spurred me on to read more about the Channel Islands and their history and, if I'm lucky, I'm going to see them for myself.
 Absolutely Delightful! November 8, 2009
Marci Rae (Boston, MA)
This is one of the most charming, enjoyable books I've read in a long, long time. In my estimation it's right up there with To Kill a Mockingbird. I give it the highest of recommendations. If you're in the mood for a "gentle" read, one that illuminates the human spirit, I highly recommend The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. My only regret is that I can only read it for the first time once. I would love to have the experience all over again.
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