(Posted for Ann Roberts)
This book is a filled with humor and heart, which makes it a great feel-good story for the holidays. The story is told entirely in the form of letters to and from a writer, her friend, her publisher, and a group of people that she comes to meet and love called The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. The society is formed during the Nazi occupation of Guernsey, as a foil for regular social interaction between neighbors and friends, and although the group does read and discuss literature, it remains mainly a close network of friends dedicated to the care and well-being of each other. London writer, Juliet Ashton, is drawn into the group by a chance communication from one of its members regarding a favorite author, Charles Lamb. As Juliet learns more about the group through letters, she becomes interested a book about their story and decides to go and stay among them on Guernsey. There she finds not only true friendship, but the love of her life. Great fun! 278 pages, paperback
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