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Mary Ann Shaffer

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Aug 24, 2009 Ellen Librarian rated it it was amazing

This is a charming, memorable book about a writer in London whose long-distance correspondence with a gentleman from Guernsey changes her life. It starts when he writes to tell her how much a book she had previously owned meant to him (he finds her name and address inscribed inside). That letter starts a chain of events that eventually brings the author to Guernsey where she and the islanders put the pieces of their lives back together in the aftermath of World War II.

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Aug 15, 2009 Carol rated it it was amazing

Loved this book!

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Feb 21, 2010 Verity rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Where to start? All the reviews except for the last ~5 in my addition actually made me think this book was worth reading, as all the others were nondescript and could have been applied to any other book out there being read by book clubs/groups. The lady who sold me the book at Borders said that everyone who she recommended it to and bought it came back saying it was great, perfectly written, etc, which really made me wonder about the people who she sold it to and what their reading habits were ...more

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Jun 18, 2010 Shanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I enjoyed the book...I liked Part Two so much more that part one!

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Mar 04, 2019 Anu rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is a lovely little book, which I picked entirely based on the title. I learned something new about Guernsey and the time when it was occupied by Germany. Oh, and it's a love story too. ...more

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