Monday, March 25, 2013

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I have just finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.  I was enjoying the story so much that I didn't want it to end.  It is at times both funny and extremely moving.  It is written in the form of letters.  Set in 1946 and depicting the harshness of war-time existence in occupied Guernsey.  Each individual character leaps from the page as the story develops, although some of the characters do feel a bit cliched. It was a delightful read and I found myself thinking about it long after I had finished it.  I urge you to read this!
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  1. Ali SticklerApril 29, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Hi Anita

    Have just finished reading TGL & PPS I found it a bit boring at first the bit with letters to piblishers ... but as soon as the main character went to Gurnsey to meet her contacts she had made through letters I really enjoyed it. Must of been very hard living during th war if the writters got their reaserch correct.

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