| View Larger Image | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle) | Paperbackby Mary Ann Shaffer (Author), Annie Barrows (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Dial Press Trade Paperback | | Edition: | 1st Thus.st Edition | | Page Count: | 290 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 05, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 46th |
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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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 1026 reviews)
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Characters you will love! by V. Manderfield (Ponca City, OK)  5 Stars
November 30, 2009
A friend gave me this book and I immediately fell in love with Juliet. It didn't take long to fall in love with the rest of the characters in this story. I have always enjoyed writing letters myself and found this story telling format to be so engaging. I have read the book twice and have purchased several copies to share with friends. I only hope there will be a sequel!
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I thought I was going to Love this book by D. Vasquez  3 Stars
November 30, 2009
When I first started reading this book, I thought I was going to love it. I did enjoy the historical parts of this book. I did not enjoy the demeaning remarks about Christianity and Christians.
Unfortunately 3/4 of the way in, I felt the book fell completlely flat. Yet I continued. There was a shift in the writing and to me, several things came out of left field. The romance came out of nowhere and seemed unbelievable. I thought it was strange that a complete stranger, Juliet, was trusted with the beloved orphan Kit in such a short time frame. Also, the character Isola seemed to change into a strange lady. JMO!
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Didn't appreciate the writing style by S. Fuller  2 Stars
November 30, 2009
I didn't finish this book. I just wasn't able to get into it since it's written in letter style back and forth. I think writing in such a style is an author's easy way out quite honestly. It requires no depth, no guts, no true character...nothing. This book would have been readable to me had the author taken the time to at least write in a different POV with a well developed character.
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good book by Phyllis A. Morris (Encino, Ca) 5 Stars
November 29, 2009
I enjoyed this book very much. It held my attention and I could not wait to get back to it. I wanted to know what happened to the characters. Did the couple finally realize they were in love? I wanted the ending to be happy. I considered the book time well spent.
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Beautiful character driven novel by Linda Rockhill 5 Stars
November 29, 2009
I think what resonates most with me about this book is the witty distinct style of each character. When I first noticed the book was in letter form I was hesitant to buy it; feeling this format may hinder the flow of the story, making it seem like homework. To my surprise it actually enhances the intimacy you feel towards the people in the story. I choose the word people rather than characters because as you come to the final page of this book, they are real, you want to fly to Guernsey and meet each one. I also love the fact that the book is historical fiction; it adds a certain depth and reality to the story. Most of what I have read on WWII deals with the years when the war was full throttle; " Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" takes place post WWII when people are trying to put their lives back together. You still get vivid pictures of the isolation and desperation these people felt during the war, but you also feel the pain they all share knowing that some things will never be the same. It takes much effort to resume a normal lifestyle and the author's presentation is realistic; at times heartbreaking, at other times heartwarming.
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