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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle)

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Average Customer Rating:	4.5
Release Date:	2009-05-05
Publisher:	Dial Press Trade Paperback
Author	Mary Ann Shaffer; Annie Barrows
Number of pages:	290
ISBN:	0385341008
Language:	Original Language: English; Unknown: English; Published: English;

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Textbooks Trade-In; General; Contemporary; Literary; General; Paperback; Printed Books

Product description

January 1946: writer Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a stranger, a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And so begins a remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name.

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ISBN13: 9780385341004

Condition: NEW

Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Customer reviews

« Chuckle out loud! »

What a wonderful story. I thought it might be strange to read a book that was all in the form of letters, but the story unfolds and the characters are so well developed that you feel like they are real. The writing is witty, makes you chuckle to yourself. At the same time, there are serious topics undertaken and a historical story told. Wonderful, must read!

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-03-10

« Letter format book »

I was not sure about this book at first. The letters were tedious at first and I was about to give up on this book, but I finally read one that hooked me into finding out what happens next. By the time I was a quarter-way thought I was vested in what would happened next. Halfway through I could not put this book down without thinking about the people in this book.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-03-08

« So Enjoyable! »

I typically do not care for stories told strictly through correspondence; however, this book changed my mind. This was written in such a way that I could fully picture life on Guernsey and fell in love with the characters almost instantly. While there were some sad moments, as there will be during wartime, the book had an overall happy tone. The ending was fitting, but I still wanted more. It was a hard book to put down.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-03-08

« Easy read »

Enjoyed this book and learned about issues during the war that affected everyone, but not really written about.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-03-04

« A great story in letters. »

This is such a great read! A fascinating story. full of wit and wisdom, told in the form of letters back and forth from a wonderful collection of people in the post-WWII era. If you don't remember or didn't live through this time, it is a great history lesson as well as a stellar use of time. If you do remember the time, it is a worthwhile reminder of events and people that should not be forgotten.

Rating: (5 out of 5) @ 2010-03-04

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