The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in Crazy Challenge Connection

Sep 04, 2013 Martha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2018, fiction, read-women-18, reading-women-challenge-18, would-read-again

I reread this novel in time for the release of the film adaptation and am so pleased I did! This is such a charming and witty story. If you need something quick and easy to read, or a palette cleanser after a heavy book, definitely pick this one up.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is an epistolary novel, set just after the end of the Second World War. Juliet Ashton is a writer who discovers the existence of this little island-society after one of its members writes to her about ...more

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Jan 25, 2014 Vickie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, 5-star, 2016-countdown, gemstones, it-s-all-the-same-to-me, ww2, 2017, historical-ficton, looking-back-on-2016, 2017-remembering-them

I have had The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer in my possession since 2009. A lady I had met while attending the Maccabiah Games in Israel left it for me at the front desk. Unfortunately, she checked out before I could thank her and upon my arrival back home, the book got lost on the slopes of Mt. TBR in my basement. Fortunately for me, I found it just a few days ago.

What a wonderful story about the island of Guernsey, a Channel Island, and the only spot of Brit ...more

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Oct 10, 2013 Jan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-completed, historical-fiction, favorites, zz-finished-in-2013

I cannot say enough wonderful things about my experience with this book. I had the pleasure of listening to the audio version which created the feeling of sitting in a cozy armchair while each of these charming people read their letters to me personally. It added so much to the story. I’m sure that I would have enjoyed actually reading it, but the audio experience will be unforgettable for me.

The author did a stunning job weaving these stories into letter form. I actually felt privileged to be ...more

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May 12, 2019 Lindsey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1900-1950, historical-fiction, great-britain, ww2

The story was told through a series of letters centered around Juliet and her quest to know the members of the Guernsey Literary Society and their tales of German occupation during WWII to gain material for her new book. The letters did a great job of bringing each character to life and made me wish I could travel to Guernsey to meet them. Juliet's sparkling, vivacious personality was a fantastic addition to the unique members of the Literary Society. ...more

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