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|  | Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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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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 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society November 16, 2009
Ruth E. Bergeron (new york)
Charming, disarming and wonderful insight into a group of resilient island residents in World War II. But that is just the background. The story is about Elizabeth whom you meet only indirectly through an exchange of letters. The whole book is an exchange of letters. This might seem an odd way to write a book but for this author it works and you have a better sense of who all the players are by what and how they write. I could not put this down - and finished it in one day (I was on vacation at the time!)I then went back and re-read several sections to appreciate them all over again. I promptly purchased this as a gift to my three sons so they would learn about their mother's heritage.
Not all great books run deep November 16, 2009
Erin Webster (Gig Harbor)
We read this in our book group, alongside 84 Charing Cross. This book is much lighter subject matter than we usually read, but paired with 84 Charing Cross, it still left a resounding message of how books can bring people together and make life better. I have read this book several times since then, and I fall in love with Guernsey and the characters more and more each time. It's perfect light reading for adults, and there isn't enough of that out there!
 Well done. November 16, 2009
Gerald Lee (Minnesota)
Very interesting. I liked the style, (letters to each other) the wit and the humor. You get involved with the characters and learn a lot about the German occupation of the island of Guernsey during WWII. You learn about the hardships they endured and also the positive spirit of the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I highly recommend it.
TOTALLY WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! November 15, 2009
Pamela A. Poddany (Toledo, Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
If you read only one book this year or next year or the years ahead of that, make sure this is THE book.
Like the thousands of reviewers before me, I found this book to be a delight. What a smart and totally different way to tell a story -- in the form of letters and telegrams between all of the characters. A book has never left me feeling so charmed and under its spell.
We meet Juliet Ashton, living in London after World War II. Juliet wants to write a book and keeps running into dead ends. She receives a letter from a man who lives in Guernsey and they strike up a correspondence relationship, which leads to Juliet hearing from others who live on the island. She is invited to visit and decides to go and let the people tell her their true stories about the German occupation. Once at Guernsey, Juliet falls in love with the island, her once pen-pal friends, and the life she is living there. Read the book and find out all of the details of Juliet's life in this lovely place; it is quite the adventure.
History comes alive for both the reader and Juliet while on Guernsey. I personally discovered so much about this phase in our world history that before was totally unknown to me. Little did I know that this beautiful island even existed, let alone that it was occupied by the Nazis. Story after story is unfolded straight from the human heart. The characters are so alive and well thought out that I found it hard to believe they weren't real and living down the street from me. This book contains the misery and heartbreak that only war can bring; however, hand-in-hand with that heartbreak comes the true human condition -- love, fellowship towards man, and triumph.
The characters themselves all have voices of their own, each one conveying what happened to them during the war and how their world was torn apart. The authors were able to make each character so different and unique it was unbelieveable. Taking actual historical events and putting the characters right in the thick of things came off so smoothly and made this book a true treasure. Some advice? Keep a box of tissue handy, you will certainly be using them.
As stated above, if you only read one book in the years to come, make sure it is this one. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Thank you.
Pam
The Guernsey Literary... November 15, 2009
Book Reader (Maryland)
Loved this book. Unusual style and terrific characters, each one clearly drawn. Very interesting time period. Obviously quite a bit of research to get the right tone.
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