The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 9780385340991 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 9780385340991 Global Overview for this book
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From Publishers Weekly
The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30-something author Juliet Ashton (nom de plume Izzy Bickerstaff) writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. When Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate—and not-so-articulate—neighbors to write Juliet with their stories, the book's epistolary circle widens, putting Juliet back in the path of war stories. The occasionally contrived letters jump from incident to incident—including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation—and person to person in a manner that feels disjointed. But Juliet's quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that one forgives the authors (Shaffer died earlier this year) for not being able to settle on a single person or plot. Juliet finds in the letters not just inspiration for her next work, but also for her life—as will readers. (Aug.)
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I totally enjoyed this read. The characters were great...I loved Juliet but want to be Isola!
The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30-something author Juliet Ashton (nom de plume Izzy Bickerstaff) writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. When Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate—and not-so-articulate—neighbors to write Juliet with their stories, the book's epistolary circle widens, putting Juliet back in the path of war stories. The occasionally contrived letters jump from incident to incident—including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation—and person to person in a manner that feels disjointed. But Juliet's quips are so clever, the Guernsey inhabitants so enchanting and the small acts of heroism so vivid and moving that one forgives the authors (Shaffer died earlier this year) for not being able to settle on a single person or plot. Juliet finds in the letters not just inspiration for her next work, but also for her life—as will readers. (Aug.)
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I totally enjoyed this read. The characters were great...I loved Juliet but want to be Isola!
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Sent to bakerwhencan as trade. Enjoy!
Sent to bakerwhencan as trade. Enjoy!
It is here! Thank you lynlee4 for the nice trade!! I will be sending yours soon.
Enjoyable!
Just finished this and thoroughly enjoyed the story and characters.
Lynlee4, I still have to send you your book. I have not forgotten. Thank you for sharing this with me. I am sending this to my mom.
Just finished this and thoroughly enjoyed the story and characters.
Lynlee4, I still have to send you your book. I have not forgotten. Thank you for sharing this with me. I am sending this to my mom.
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My sister took this to LA today to give to my mom
My sister took this to LA today to give to my mom
