He lives on the Island of Guernsey which was occupied by the Nazis for the entire war and he’d read this book numerous times during the occupation and now wants to know if the author had written anything else and where he could find them. While she’s touring for her book, she gets a letter from a man named Dawsey, who had bought a book she once had owned (and then sold to a second hand bookstore). Now, of course, they want her to write another book, but she finds herself completely devoid of inspiration. World War II has just ended and Juliet wrote a humorous column all through the war which has now been published in a book and has been surprisingly successful (Sidney is her publisher). The first few are between Juliet and her best friend’s brother, Sidney. The book is written entirely in letters (which initially totally turned me off to even opening the book because I don’t generally enjoy books written in letter or diary form). the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann shaffer and annie barrows

So, you can draw your own conclusions about whether or not she liked it. My mom bought this Guernsey book at the airport on her way to London at the suggestion of the book seller and read the entire thing, then started back at the beginning and read it again immediately. What can possibly compare? Fortunately, I read this book prior to Catching Fire, so it wasn’t tainted by the lack of Katniss, Peeta, and Gale. Catching Fire sort of ruined all other books for me temporarily. For all that, though, it is at its heart, a quiet book. Was just what I like in a book – history, interesting characters, a little mystery, and some romance. 8 of 10: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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